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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JUN142012_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO withdrew the director’s published-material finding; accepted judging and scholarly authorship, but other claims failed or were abandoned. The decision expressly conducted final merits and found no sustained acclaim.
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: EB-1A decision visibly identified on opening page and disposition reviewed.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN142012_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 14, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A), except source held for mixed identities. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly conducted final merits and concluded the evidence did not show sustained acclaim or that the petitioner had risen to the very top of the field. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO withdrew the director’s published-material finding; accepted judging and scholarly authorship, but other claims failed or were abandoned. The decision expressly conducted final merits and found no sustained acclaim.
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 met — p. 5 |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | abandoned — p. 7 |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 7 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | abandoned — 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: AAO withdrew the director’s favorable published-material determination because the articles did not qualify as material about the petitioner in major media.; pages: 5
claim: AAO found participation in peer review/evaluation and scholarly authorship met; original contributions and leading-role issues were abandoned.; pages: 6; 7
claim: At final merits, AAO found limited publication/citation impact, judging frequency, and other evidence insufficient to establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing.; pages: 8; 10; 13
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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