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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision JUL062009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL062009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. The petitioner argued awards, membership, original contributions, and scholarly authorship. All four failed. AAO also found she had not established intent/evidence to continue work in psychophysiology in the United States. (pp. 2–8).
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL062009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 6, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Psychophysiology; researcher with prior Institute of Cybernetics research experience. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center I-140 denial; AAO review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits analysis after fewer than three criteria; closing top-of-field assessment adverse. (p. 8) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner argued awards, membership, original contributions, and scholarly authorship. All four failed. AAO also found she had not established intent/evidence to continue work in psychophysiology in the United States. (pp. 2–8)
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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Individual explainer on complete certified translations, distinguishing job rank/service certificates from field awards, field-impact evidence, and proof of future work plans.
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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