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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN112009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Scholarly authorship was met. The AAO rejected the award, membership, judging, and original-contribution claims; the petitioner therefore did not meet the three-criterion threshold.
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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN112009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-06-11 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of denial of an EB-1A immigrant petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The initial three-criterion threshold was not met; any overall acclaim discussion is not a separate formal final-merits stage. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Scholarly authorship was met. The AAO rejected the award, membership, judging, and original-contribution claims; the petitioner therefore did not meet the three-criterion threshold.
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. 3 |
Membership | Not met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 6 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
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 decision concerns a postdoctoral animal-science researcher and an appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The award evidence did not establish a qualifying nationally or internationally recognized award for excellence.; pages: 3
claim: Membership and peer-review/judging evidence did not establish the relevant criteria; membership evidence lacked the required selective achievement basis and limited journal review evidence did not establish qualifying judging distinction.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Authorship of peer-reviewed scholarly articles was established, while the claimed original contributions lacked evidence of major significance in the field.; pages: 6; 7
claim: The appeal was dismissed after fewer than three criteria were established.; pages: 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
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