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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL202009_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the claimed criteria and evidence of acclaim insufficient and dismissed the appeal.
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: Source is an AAO EB-1A decision. It is nonprecedent; case-specific procedure and merits-stage distinctions are retained.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL202009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 20, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO evaluates the record in the aggregate and concludes the evidence does not establish sustained acclaim or that the petitioner is among the small percentage at the top of dance. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the claimed criteria and evidence of acclaim insufficient and dismissed the appeal.
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 | |
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. 16 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 19 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition, filed May 3, 2007, sought EB-1A classification as a professional dancer.; evidence_pages: 2; 3
claim: The AAO considered awards, memberships, media, original contributions, artistic display, leading role, and commercial-success evidence.; evidence_pages: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19
claim: The AAO concluded that performance evidence alone did not establish the regulatory criteria or sustained acclaim.; evidence_pages: 17; 18; 19; 20
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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