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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN042009_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the record did not establish the beneficiary’s eligibility in a qualifying field or any three regulatory criteria; most evidence concerned personal-assistant duties and did not establish major-significance contributions or leading role.
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 printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity and posture checked against opening page(s).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN042009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 4, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center EB-1A denial for beneficiary; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision discusses the overall record and concludes EB-1A eligibility was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the record did not establish the beneficiary’s eligibility in a qualifying field or any three regulatory criteria; most evidence concerned personal-assistant duties and did not establish major-significance contributions or leading role.
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 — p. 4 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 7 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The beneficiary’s work involved public relations/artist relations and personal-assistant support for musician Elan; evidence included album covers, press reviews, recommendation letters, an event itinerary, and a music-education certificate.; pages: 2; 3; 6
claim: The AAO found the articles were not about the beneficiary, letters did not establish contributions of major significance, and the record did not establish qualifying authorship, leading role, or high salary.; pages: 4; 8
claim: The AAO concluded the record did not establish extraordinary ability in a statutory field and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 8; 9
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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