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AAO EB-1A decision JUL272023_01B2203: Membership

AAO EB-1A decision JUL272023_01B2203: Membership

EB-1A membership — AAO decision JUL272023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.

Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO does not find a one-time achievement or three qualifying criteria. It discusses the evidence in aggregate but does not reach a separate formal final-merits determination.

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: Physical source identifies an AAO matter concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

JUL272023_01B2203

Decision date as printed

July 27, 2023

Classification / field stated in source

EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140)

Procedural posture

Nonprecedent AAO appeal from Texas Service Center denial of Form I-140 EB-1A; appeal dismissed.

Operative disposition

Appeal dismissed

Final-merits status

The decision resolves the appeal without a separate formal final-merits determination; distinguish threshold analysis or general acclaim discussion from a reached final-merits stage.

What the AAO decision addressed

The AAO does not find a one-time achievement or three qualifying criteria. It discusses the evidence in aggregate but does not reach a separate formal final-merits determination.

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 — source PDF

Membership

Not met — p. 2, p. 3

Published material about the person

Not met — p. 4, p. 5

Judging the work of others

met — p. 2, p. 3

Original contributions of major significance

Not met — p. 5, p. 6, p. 7

Scholarly authorship

met — p. 2, p. 3

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 works in radiation oncology and sought EB-1A classification based on medical/research achievements.; evidence_pages: 1; 2

  • claim: The decision discusses claimed membership, published material, original contributions, judging and scholarly authorship; AAO finds the first three do not establish the asserted criteria, while the director had accepted judging and authorship.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7

  • claim: The record does not establish a qualifying one-time achievement or three criteria; AAO dismisses the appeal.; evidence_pages: 8; 9

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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  • Artistic display or showcases research

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  • High salary or remuneration research

  • Commercial success in the performing arts research

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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for JUL272023_01B2203