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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision JUL252016_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Judging and scholarly authorship are established; original contributions of major significance are not. Other previously claimed criteria are not pursued and not discussed. Fewer than three criteria; no formal final-merits step, with aggregate review noted.
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: The source cover identifies an EB-1A/extraordinary-ability Form I-140 matter under INA section 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL252016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2016-07-25 |
Classification / field stated in source | researcher; EB-1A petition in sciences |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial. On appeal petitioner contests only original contributions; AAO says judging and scholarly authorship are established and rejects original contributions. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Judging and scholarly authorship are established; original contributions of major significance are not. Other previously claimed criteria are not pursued and not discussed. Fewer than three criteria; no formal final-merits step, with aggregate review noted. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Judging and scholarly authorship are established; original contributions of major significance are not. Other previously claimed criteria are not pursued and not discussed. Fewer than three criteria; no formal final-merits step, with aggregate review noted.
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 considered — p. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — p. 3 |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — p. 3 |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — p. 3 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — p. 3 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — p. 3 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner is a researcher working across computer science, machine learning, and computational intelligence.; pages: 1
claim: On appeal he challenges only original contributions; other criteria are not maintained.; pages: 3
claim: AAO finds judging and scholarly authorship established, but original contributions of major significance not established.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7
claim: Decision states no formal final-merits determination is necessary and dismisses appeal.; pages: 7
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How to use this record
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