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EB-1A final merits — AAO decision JUL212017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL212017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. 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 | JUL212017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-07-21 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO dismissed the appeal.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; classification: Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO dismissed the appeal.; director_findings: As distinguished in source-specific disposition and basis. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed.', 'basis': 'The Director found judging and scholarly authorship criteria met. AAO found the claimed association memberships did not require outstanding achievements or relate to the field, and the record as a whole did not show sustained acclaim at final merits. Even assuming one additional criterion, eligibility was not established.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]} |
Final-merits status | The Director found judging and scholarly authorship criteria met. AAO found the claimed association memberships did not require outstanding achievements or relate to the field, and the record as a whole did not show sustained acclaim at final merits. Even assuming one additional criterion, eligibility was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Narrow comparison for public-health research, academic peer review, membership requirements, and the distinction between two criteria and final merits.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent and fact-specific; exact personal and institution names are redacted. Do not generalize from the petitioner’s particular memberships or job role.'}
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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