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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR072022_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Awards, membership, and published-material criteria are not established. AAO reserves judging and leading/critical role as unnecessary; fewer than three criteria and no formal final-merits determination.
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 source cover identifies an EB-1A/extraordinary-ability Form I-140 matter under INA section 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR072022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2022-03-07 |
Classification / field stated in source | chief executive officer/business owner; EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial. AAO finds awards, membership, and published material not met; reserves new judging and leading-role claims raised on appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Awards, membership, and published-material criteria are not established. AAO reserves judging and leading/critical role as unnecessary; fewer than three criteria and no formal final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards, membership, and published-material criteria are not established. AAO reserves judging and leading/critical role as unnecessary; fewer than three criteria and no formal final-merits determination.
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 met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — p. 7 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner is a chief executive officer and business owner seeking EB-1A classification.; pages: 1
claim: AAO rejects awards, association membership, and published-material criteria.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7
claim: Judging and leading/critical-role criteria were raised on appeal and expressly reserved; no formal final merits is reached.; pages: 7
claim: Appeal dismissed.; pages: 7
How this record may be used in research
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How to use this record
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