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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JUL072021_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL072021_01B2203: dismissed. The claimed evidence did not satisfy the necessary initial criteria and the aggregate record did not establish final merits.
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: Complete AAO decision addressing a Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL072021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2021-07-07 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of a Form I-140 EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed after final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO expressly concluded on the aggregate record that sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing were not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The claimed evidence did not satisfy the necessary initial criteria and the aggregate record did not establish final merits.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 5 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner was a senior product manager in cloud computing; Director found membership and judging criteria unmet, and AAO reviewed original contributions, leading/critical role, and high salary. (pp. 1–2, 4–5); pages: 1; 2; 4; 5
claim: The AAO found the evidence about software development, product adoption, recommendation letters, and salary did not demonstrate major significance, a leading role for distinguished organizations, or sustained acclaim. (pp. 3–5); pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: The AAO concluded the total record did not support sustained national/international acclaim or top-of-field standing and dismissed the appeal. (p. 6); pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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