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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision JUN252019_06B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved (p. 5). Review source status, procedural posture and…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN252019_06B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved (p. 5). AAO found scholarly authorship, high salary and leading/critical role in a distinguished financial-services organization. Final merits credited senior status in a selective business unit, documented leadership, high compensation, awards/rankings and publications reaching clients, establishing sustained acclaim and top-field standing (pp. 2–5).
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: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN252019_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 25, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner is a global financial-services firm seeking classification for a beneficiary in financial services (p. 1). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; Director found authorship, salary and leading/critical role; appeal disputed the outcome and AAO reviewed final merits (pp. 2–3). |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained; petition approved (p. 5). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found scholarly authorship, high salary and leading/critical role in a distinguished financial-services organization. Final merits credited senior status in a selective business unit, documented leadership, high compensation, awards/rankings and publications reaching clients, establishing sustained acclaim and top-field standing (pp. 2–5).
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Company and beneficiary are masked; avoid inferring exact employer, compensation, rankings or client identities."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Matter of J-M-C-&Co. cover; corporate petitioner and EB-1A beneficiary.; p2: Criteria met and final-merits framework.; p3: Senior position in selective financial-services unit and responsibilities.; p4: Evidence of leadership and organizational results; publications and rankings.; p5: Totality of acclaim and approval order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful business/finance approval: connects a senior role to organizational results and field recognition, rather than relying on title alone. Eligible for a carefully sourced case summary; identify corporate petitioner versus individual beneficiary accurately.
Editorial use note: Eligible for a carefully sourced case summary; identify corporate petitioner versus individual beneficiary accurately.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Matter of J-M-C-&Co. cover; corporate petitioner and EB-1A beneficiary.
PDF page 3 — Senior position in selective financial-services unit and responsibilities.
PDF page 4 — Evidence of leadership and organizational results; publications and rankings.
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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