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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision JUN062013_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO rejects the claimed evidence as insufficient to establish at least three criteria. Its conclusion states the initial threshold is unmet; no formal final-merits determination follows.
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: Source is a physical AAO decision concerning an EB-1A Form I-140 petition or related motion.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN062013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 6, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability, Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A Form I-140; AAO dismisses. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO concludes the initial three-criterion threshold is not met and does not proceed to final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO rejects the claimed evidence as insufficient to establish at least three criteria. Its conclusion states the initial threshold is unmet; no formal final-merits determination follows.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner seeks EB-1A classification based on research and academic work in immunology/virology.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO reviews the director’s findings de novo, including judging, original contributions, authorship, and leading/critical role evidence.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 7; 9; 10
claim: AAO concludes the required three-category threshold is not met and dismisses; it does not reach final merits.; evidence_pages: 11; 12
How this record may be used in research
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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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