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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision JUL062016_01B2203: The appeal is sustained. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL062016_01B2203: The appeal is sustained. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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: in_scope_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL062016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2016-07-06 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; AAO sustains appeal.; citation_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; classification: Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; AAO sustains appeal.; director_findings: As described in the reviewed decision; prior decision history is not treated as a new finding. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'The appeal is sustained.', 'basis': 'AAO finds that the petitioner meets at least three criteria and, on final merits, has demonstrated sustained acclaim and extraordinary ability. The decision discusses design direction, game/product work, awards and recognition, published coverage, and a distinguished leadership role.', 'citation_pages': [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]} |
Final-merits status | AAO finds the evidence establishes sustained acclaim and extraordinary ability at final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 | met — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Successful comparison for game/technology designers combining awards, product work, public recognition, and leadership; potentially useful for creative-tech aggregation.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent and record-specific; avoid claiming that one award or employer role is sufficient by itself.'}
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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