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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL232012_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found the three-criterion threshold unmet. Although it discussed whether evidence in the aggregate supported eligibility, it expressly said the formal final-merits determination was not required.
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: Opening page identifies an EB-1A petition and final page confirms appeal disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL232012_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 23, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO stated the petitioner failed the antecedent three-criterion requirement and the proper conclusion was failure of initial evidence; it noted the record did not support top-of-field expertise in the aggregate but did not provide the formal final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the three-criterion threshold unmet. Although it discussed whether evidence in the aggregate supported eligibility, it expressly said the formal final-merits determination was not required.
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 | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 9 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 10 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification as an actor; evidence included film/theater awards, press, casting-assistant work, artistic contributions, display, leading-role, commercial-success, and prior O-1 status.; pages: 2; 4
claim: AAO found all discussed criteria insufficient, including awards received by productions rather than the petitioner, published material not about him, subordinate casting work not judging, and no sales/box-office evidence.; pages: 4; 11
claim: The three-criterion threshold was not met; appeal dismissed.; pages: 11; 13
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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