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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision JUN132022_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner did not establish at least three criteria. Claimed original contributions, artistic display, and high salary were not established; final merits was not reached.
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 identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A or EB-1B extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN132022_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2022-06-13 |
Classification / field stated in source | dance instructor and DanceSport coach; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition. The Director found the petitioner had not met at least three criteria; AAO reviews original contributions, artistic display, and high salary and dismisses. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner did not establish at least three criteria. Claimed original contributions, artistic display, and high salary were not established; final merits was not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not establish at least three criteria. Claimed original contributions, artistic display, and high salary were not established; final merits was not reached.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 4 |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner worked as a dance instructor and DanceSport coach; AAO reviews the denial of an EB-1A petition.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Letters about coaching and student results did not establish original contributions of major significance in the field.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The record did not establish display of the petitioner’s work at qualifying artistic exhibitions or showcases.; pages: 4
claim: Compensation evidence lacked a meaningful comparison with others in the field and did not establish high salary.; pages: 4; 5
claim: The initial evidentiary threshold was not met; AAO dismissed without a final-merits determination.; pages: 6; 7
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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