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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL152016_02B2203: Motion denied; prior decisions undisturbed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL152016_02B2203: Motion denied; prior decisions undisturbed. No new facts; letters lack specific evidence. Awards, published material and leading role not met; display met in prior decision.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL152016_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 15, 2016 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | Matter of R-Y-, opera singer motion; prior appeal found display met, other claims deficient. |
Operative disposition | Motion denied; prior decisions undisturbed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No new facts; letters lack specific evidence. Awards, published material and leading role not met; display met in prior decision.
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 considered |
Published material about the person | not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | met — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Motion standards; prior awards/published/role findings. (PDF p. 2)
Letters lack specific award, role or field impact; evidence not new; motion denied. (PDF p. 3)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Group only by specific procedural or criterion issue; do not treat remand as approval.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, cited content; state exact posture and nonprecedent status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Matter of R-Y- cover; motion; display criterion previously met.
PDF page 2 — Motion standards; prior awards/published/role findings.
PDF page 3 — Letters lack specific award, role or field impact; evidence not new; motion denied.
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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