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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR072019_02B2203: Appeal sustained (p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR072019_02B2203: Appeal sustained (p. 6). AAO found awards, leading/critical role, and high salary criteria met. Evidence showed beneficiary’s leadership at a manufacturing company, recognized awards tied to vehicles/products, high compensation, company growth, industry recognition and published coverage. The totality established sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 2–6).
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 | MAR072019_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 7, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in business; petitioner is an automotive company seeking classification for its chief executive officer (p. 1). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner submitted additional evidence and argued beneficiary met three criteria (pp. 1–2). |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found awards, leading/critical role, and high salary criteria met. Evidence showed beneficiary’s leadership at a manufacturing company, recognized awards tied to vehicles/products, high compensation, company growth, industry recognition and published coverage. The totality established sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 2–6).
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 | met |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Beneficiary, companies and specific awards are redacted; salary is case-specific and should not be presented as a benchmark."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Matter of K-A-, LLC cover; date, company petitioner and CEO beneficiary.; p2: Legal framework and initial awards/role/salary criteria; AAO finds three criteria supported.; p3: Awards and compensation evidence; three criteria established, final merits begins.; p4: Career record, company growth, letters and industry recognition considered in totality.; p5: Conference invitations, publications, interviews, awards and recognition weighed.; p6: Totality confirms acclaim/top of field; appeal sustained.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Strong positive business/entrepreneur leadership comparison, with named criteria supported by award, role and salary evidence and a separate favorable final-merits analysis. Eligible for a positive case page with exact criteria and a clear distinction between threshold and final-merits findings.
Editorial use note: Eligible for a positive case page with exact criteria and a clear distinction between threshold and final-merits findings.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Matter of K-A-, LLC cover; date, company petitioner and CEO beneficiary.
PDF page 3 — Awards and compensation evidence; three criteria established, final merits begins.
PDF page 4 — Career record, company growth, letters and industry recognition considered in totality.
PDF page 5 — Conference invitations, publications, interviews, awards and recognition weighed.
PDF page 6 — Totality confirms acclaim/top of field; appeal sustained.
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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