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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN052009_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the appeal did not meaningfully challenge the Director’s findings or establish EB-1A acclaim; it separately found the petitioner had not established prospective work in her area of expertise in the United States.
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 | JUN052009_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 5, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO found the appeal failed to establish eligibility and discussed lack of sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; no three-criterion affirmative showing appears. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the appeal did not meaningfully challenge the Director’s findings or establish EB-1A acclaim; it separately found the petitioner had not established prospective work in her area of expertise in the United States.
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. 5 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | unclear — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition sought EB-1A classification for a female athlete; the record included letters, news articles, and an Olympic scholarship in response to an RFE.; pages: 2; 3
claim: On appeal counsel cited an unrelated unpublished AAO decision without addressing the Director’s specific findings; the AAO noted counsel never identified which criteria were met.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The AAO dismissed the appeal and also found the petitioner had not shown planned U.S. work in her area of expertise.; pages: 7; 8; 9
How this record may be used in research
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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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