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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL162014_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; petition denied The operative order and the AAO’s stated eligibility analysis; see the cited final 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: AAO decision on an EB-1A Form I-140 petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL162014_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 16, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO decision concerning a Form I-140 petition for EB-1A classification under INA § 203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition for a percussionist; decision is expressly marked nonprecedent. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied |
Final-merits status | The AAO states the petitioner did not satisfy the threshold number of evidentiary categories; it does not reach a separate final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The operative order and the AAO’s stated eligibility analysis; see the cited final pages.
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 | |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 11 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner claimed extraordinary ability as a percussionist and relied on group/solo music awards, published material, original contributions, group roles and album sales.; evidence_pages: 2; 4; 5; 7; 8; 13; 14
claim: The AAO rejected the award claims for insufficient recipient/recognition evidence; it found contribution letters did not show field impact, music performances were not qualifying artistic display, and commercial evidence did not link sales to the petitioner.; evidence_pages: 4; 5; 8; 9; 10; 11; 13; 14
claim: The appeal was dismissed after the threshold criteria remained unmet.; evidence_pages: 14; 15
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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