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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL292009_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds the record does not satisfy the regulatory criteria and does not establish sustained acclaim; appeal dismissed.
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 is an AAO decision involving an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition (one record is specifically a revocation appeal).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL292009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 29, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The appeal is denied for failure to establish the criteria threshold; no distinct formal final-merits section appears. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds the record does not satisfy the regulatory criteria and does not establish sustained acclaim; appeal dismissed.
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 | Not met — p. 7 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 8 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 9 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 10 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The AAO rejects award, membership, published-material, original-contribution and leading-role showings.; evidence_pages: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
claim: The AAO finds salary evidence does not establish high remuneration relative to others in the field.; evidence_pages: 10
claim: The appeal is dismissed because the record does not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim.; evidence_pages: 10; 11
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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