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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JUL292020_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL292020_01B2203: dismissed. Only judging was established; other claimed criteria failed, leaving fewer than three.
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 addressing an EB-1A Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL292020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-07-29 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial of a Form I-140 EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed after fewer than three criteria. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO found fewer than three criteria and did not reach final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only judging was established; other claimed criteria failed, leaving fewer than three.
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 considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 4 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 6 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The Director found judging and leading/critical role criteria met; on appeal AAO found only judging remained established. The petitioner claimed published material, judging, artistic display, leading/critical role, and high salary. (pp. 1–2); pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO found pageant coverage focused on contestants, not the petitioner; the petitioner’s coaching and television appearances did not establish artistic display; leadership and salary comparisons were inadequate. (pp. 3–6); pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: The appeal was dismissed because the initial criteria threshold was not met; no final-merits adjudication was needed. (p. 6); pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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