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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN292009_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner does not establish any of the nine criteria analyzed (awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, leading role, artistic display, high salary, commercial success); evidence of performance/employment does not establish sustained acclaim at the very top of the field.
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: The physical source identifies an AAO appeal concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN292009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 29, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Public-copy, nonprecedent AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision does not reach a separate formal final-merits determination because the threshold of three initial evidentiary criteria was not met. Where noted, the AAO separately discusses aggregate acclaim in its overall eligibility conclusion; this is distinguished from a reached formal final-merits stage. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner does not establish any of the nine criteria analyzed (awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, leading role, artistic display, high salary, commercial success); evidence of performance/employment does not establish sustained acclaim at the very top of the field.
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 | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 7 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 8 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition sought classification as a performing artist; the record discusses production work on Miss Saigon, television programs and news coverage assignments.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 6; 7
claim: AAO rejects claimed awards and membership; media items often concern the show rather than petitioner, are not shown to be major media, or post-date filing.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: Judging a local student show, general recommendation letters and ordinary production duties do not establish judging, major contributions or leading/critical role.; evidence_pages: 6; 7; 8
claim: Salary and commercial success evidence fails; appeal is dismissed.; evidence_pages: 8; 9
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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