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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN232011_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Although the decision accepts some evidence, it finds the record does not satisfy the high standard for extraordinary ability and dismisses the appeal.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: AAO EB-1A decision; preserve nonprecedent status and case-specific findings.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN232011_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 28, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO conducts final merits and concludes the record does not establish acclaim or top-of-field standing as a physics researcher. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Although the decision accepts some evidence, it finds the record does not satisfy the high standard for extraordinary ability and dismisses the appeal.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 9, p. 10, p. 11, p. 12, p. 13, p. 14, p. 15, p. 16 |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 17 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 18 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
true
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition, filed December 21, 2009, sought classification in theoretical physics and algorithm development for web-based services.; evidence_pages: 2; 5
claim: The AAO considered awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, authorship, leading role, and salary evidence.; evidence_pages: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18
claim: The AAO concluded at final merits that graduate awards, routine peer review, citations, and research evidence did not establish top-of-field acclaim.; evidence_pages: 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: not_eligible_held
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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