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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR052009_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found leading/critical role met for distinguished automotive design companies, but awards, published material, artistic display, and asserted comparable evidence were insufficient; contributions were not established. No three criteria; no formal final merits.
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: Complete printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity and posture checked against opening page(s).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR052009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 5, 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 EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Fewer than three criteria established; AAO did not conduct a formal final-merits determination, though it made aggregate acclaim observations. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found leading/critical role met for distinguished automotive design companies, but awards, published material, artistic display, and asserted comparable evidence were insufficient; contributions were not established. No three criteria; no formal final merits.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 5 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 5 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 11 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner worked as a surface finisher/painter producing clay models and concept vehicles for major automakers.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found the leading/critical role criterion met, but awards, published media, artistic display, major-significance contributions, and salary evidence insufficient.; pages: 3; 11
claim: Comparable evidence was rejected because the regulatory criteria applied; appeal dismissed.; pages: 10; 12
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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