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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL292009_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The record fails to establish a major internationally recognized award or three criteria. The petitioner’s musical training, auditions, ensemble and principal/section roles, performances, compensation, and letters do not establish the criteria or sustained acclaim.
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 identifies an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A Form I-140 appeal or associated motion and discusses the classification merits.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL292009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 29, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 petition for classification as an alien of extraordinary ability under INA § 203(b)(1)(A) (EB-1A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO evaluates the total record and concludes it does not show sustained acclaim or distinction within the small percentage at the top of the violin field. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The record fails to establish a major internationally recognized award or three criteria. The petitioner’s musical training, auditions, ensemble and principal/section roles, performances, compensation, and letters do not establish the criteria or sustained acclaim.
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 | Not met — p. 8 |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — p. 5 |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 13 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a violinist whose petition relied on musical training, orchestra positions, performances and recognition.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 4
claim: The AAO rejects awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, display, leading/critical role, salary, commercial success and comparable-evidence arguments.; evidence_pages: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14
claim: The AAO finds no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and dismisses.; evidence_pages: 14
How this record may be used in research
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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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