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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN252009_07B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO found no qualifying awards, membership, published material, judging, original contributions, authorship, leading/critical role, or high salary. It credited research as valuable but found no independent evidence showing major significance or 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: Opening page identifies EB-1A classification under INA §203(b)(1)(A); final page confirms disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN252009_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 25, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO found the threshold unmet and concluded the record did not show sustained national or international acclaim; no distinct modern final-merits step. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found no qualifying awards, membership, published material, judging, original contributions, authorship, leading/critical role, or high salary. It credited research as valuable but found no independent evidence showing major significance or 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 met — p. 3 |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 10 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A as a microbiology and molecular-biology researcher focused on aquaculture pathogens and shrimp/fish disease.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found grants/fellowships did not constitute awards, memberships were open, review evidence was insufficient, and recommendation letters from collaborators lacked independent proof of major field impact.; pages: 3; 8
claim: AAO found authorship, leading role, salary, and aggregate acclaim insufficient and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 8; 10
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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