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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL262024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds the claimed published-material, award, membership, and judging evidence insufficient and says the initial-evidence threshold is unmet; it reserves final merits.
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: Complete AAO decision on an EB-1A Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition or appeal, including the decision that remands for further action.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL262024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2024-07-26 |
Classification / field stated in source | singer and musician; AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A; petitioner claims awards, membership, published material, judging, and original contributions; the original-contribution finding is not contested on appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO finds the claimed published-material, award, membership, and judging evidence insufficient and says the initial-evidence threshold is unmet; it reserves final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds the claimed published-material, award, membership, and judging evidence insufficient and says the initial-evidence threshold is unmet; it reserves final merits.
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 | |
Original contributions of major significance | waived — p. 2 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a singer/musician who had studied in the United States as an F-1 student; appeal concerns five claimed criteria. (pp. 1–2); pages: 1; 2
claim: Screenshots and material from online sites did not establish qualifying published material, circulation, or authorship; awards evidence did not establish recognized awards for excellence. (pp. 2–5); pages: 2; 3; 4; 5
claim: Membership documentation did not establish the requisite outstanding-achievement requirements, and judging evidence was insufficient. (pp. 5–6); pages: 5; 6
claim: The decision reserves a final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria are established and dismisses the appeal. (p. 6); pages: 6
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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