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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision JUL162018_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL162018_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. 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 | JUL162018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-07-16 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: De novo appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial. Director found two criteria met; AAO reviewed prizes, judging, and published material.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; classification: appeal_or_motion_as_described_in_identity; director_findings: De novo appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial. Director found two criteria met; AAO reviewed prizes, judging, and published material. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed; petition denied.', 'basis': 'The record did not establish a qualifying one-time achievement or three criteria. Prize/competition material did not show the required recognition; judging participation was not shown to evaluate others’ work; published material evidence failed to establish qualifying coverage. (pp. 2–4)', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4]} |
Final-merits status | Petitioner did not meet initial threshold; final-merits review was unnecessary. (p. 4) |
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 | Not met — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Narrow fit for competition entry vs qualifying awards, judge participation, and publication documentation; this appeal was dismissed for not meeting threshold.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent decision; compare only the precise evidence and procedural posture reviewed.'}
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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