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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JUN212013_02B2203: AAO found no major internationally recognized award and found petitioner failed the three-category…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN212013_02B2203: AAO found no major internationally recognized award and found petitioner failed the three-category threshold; overall record did not establish acclaim or top-of-field status (pp. 21).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN212013_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 21, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent EB-1A appeal concerning a lawyer; petitioner described legal practice and claimed awards, association activity, authorship, contributions, and leadership roles (pp. 1-2). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial appealed; AAO dismissed (pp. 2, 21). |
Operative disposition | AAO found no major internationally recognized award and found petitioner failed the three-category threshold; overall record did not establish acclaim or top-of-field status (pp. 21). |
Final-merits status | No separate merits analysis after threshold failure; conclusion states failure to establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (p. 21). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found no major internationally recognized award and found petitioner failed the three-category threshold; overall record did not establish acclaim or top-of-field status (pp. 21).
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 — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
No source identity, completeness, or integrity hold. Public copy redacts claimant identities; no identifying inference should be added.
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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