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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision JUL282020_01B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL282020_01B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO found the record, considered in totality, established sustained acclaim, that the petitioner was among the small percentage at the top of the field, and met the statutory requirements including intent to continue work and prospective U.S. benefit.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL282020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 28, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: human-rights law / legal research and advocacy. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; Director found three criteria met but denied under final merits. |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | "reached and favorable; AAO found totality established extraordinary ability." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the record, considered in totality, established sustained acclaim, that the petitioner was among the small percentage at the top of the field, and met the statutory requirements including intent to continue work and prospective U.S. benefit.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–4; final-merits reasoning and operative approval pp. 3–4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Positive comparator for a final-merits analysis integrating sustained recognition, leadership, field standing, and future U.S. work; context-specific to documented human-rights/legal research. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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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