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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN012009_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN012009_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found one criterion—published material about the petitioner in major media—met, but rejected other claims and found fewer than three criteria established. (pp. 4–9).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN012009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 1, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Ballet dancer/performer, including work with the Kirov Ballet and American Ballet Theatre (ABT). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner argued at least three criteria and submitted press, performance, judging and role evidence. (pp. 1–3) |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No formal final-merits determination after the initial threshold remained unmet; AAO’s older concluding analysis found insufficient sustained acclaim. (pp. 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found one criterion—published material about the petitioner in major media—met, but rejected other claims and found fewer than three criteria established. (pp. 4–9)
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 met |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
Published-material criterion was met; most other listed claims were not. Preserve this distinction. (pp. 5–9); Older AAO decision; it treats public performances as inherent to dance for the regulatory display criterion, an individualized analysis. (p. 7)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Case note on published press about a ballet performer, contrasted with performance display and praise that failed other criteria.
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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