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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JAN302019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN302019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Artistic display at dance shows and exhibitions was accepted. Published articles and listings did not establish qualifying published material about petitioner relating to her work in professional/major media. Judging claim was not asserted on appeal and, even if met, would not reach three criteria. AAO concluded the record did not show acclaim/top-of-field standing.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: EB-1A source; in-scope as substantive decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN302019_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 30, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | Director found artistic-display criterion met, but petitioner had not asserted or established two more criteria. AAO rejected published-material claims and did not reach judging claim because threshold remained unmet. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached as a formal final-merits determination; AAO separately found the record did not demonstrate sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Artistic display at dance shows and exhibitions was accepted. Published articles and listings did not establish qualifying published material about petitioner relating to her work in professional/major media. Judging claim was not asserted on appeal and, even if met, would not reach three criteria. AAO concluded the record did not show acclaim/top-of-field standing.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover dates Matter of E-M-P- January 30, 2019; petitioner is an avant-garde dance artist.; pages: 1
claim: Director found artistic-display criterion met; AAO states petitioner had not asserted or established two additional criteria.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found submitted published materials did not establish articles about petitioner relating to her work in qualifying professional/major media.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The record showed judging dance performances, but petitioner did not claim this criterion on appeal; AAO said even assuming it were met, the initial threshold still would not be reached.; pages: 3
claim: AAO dismissed the appeal and stated no formal final-merits determination was needed because initial evidence was insufficient, while separately noting the record did not show sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing.; pages: 3; 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for a cited explainer on published-material requirements for performing artists; avoid treating program/event listings as categorically inadequate.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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