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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision MAR022021_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 14). Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR022021_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 14). The petitioner did not establish criteria for original contributions, display, leading/critical role, salary, or commercial success, and the overall record did not establish extraordinary ability (pp. 6-14).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR022021_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 2, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent EB-1A performing-arts petition concerning a petitioner’s show concept/performing-arts work (pp. 2, 6-14). |
Procedural posture | Service Center decision appealed; AAO dismissed, with denial grounds stated as independent/alternative (pp. 2, 14). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 14). |
Final-merits status | Adverse overall decision; treat as an appeal denial. Separate formal final-merits status is unclear from the reviewed pages (pp. 13-14). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not establish criteria for original contributions, display, leading/critical role, salary, or commercial success, and the overall record did not establish extraordinary ability (pp. 6-14).
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 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 met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source holds and limits
No source integrity hold. Redacted and nonprecedent; preserve independent/alternative grounds language.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A decision-specific FAQ could explain what this AAO did and did not infer from projected impact, earnings, or a show’s distribution; avoid generalizing beyond the record.
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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