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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL112024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL112024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO agrees the record does not establish published material in qualifying professional/major trade publications or other major media: print circulation claims lack reliable source support or rankings, and online articles lack visitation/comparative data and explanation establishing major-media status. The other two criteria were accepted by the Director, leaving fewer than three. Foreign-language translation certifications also appear deficient.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL112024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 11, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: furniture designer. |
Procedural posture | Appeal after denial; Director accepted awards and artistic display but rejected published-material criterion. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached; AAO expressly reserves final merits because fewer than three initial criteria were shown. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agrees the record does not establish published material in qualifying professional/major trade publications or other major media: print circulation claims lack reliable source support or rankings, and online articles lack visitation/comparative data and explanation establishing major-media status. The other two criteria were accepted by the Director, leaving fewer than three. Foreign-language translation certifications also appear deficient.
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 coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — 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 |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold; complete. Awards and artistic display were Director findings, not independent AAO merits analyses."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Cover identifies furniture designer, Form I-140 EB-1A appeal, and July 11, 2024 date.
PDF p. 2: Director accepted awards and artistic display; published material rejected; AAO reviews criterion framework and case.
PDF p. 3: Circulation data not sourced, no publication rankings, no website visitation/comparisons; criterion not established; translation certifications deficient; fewer than three criteria and final merits expressly not reached; appeal dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Strong narrow comparator for evidence supporting print circulation, publication rank, and online readership/major-media status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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