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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR162015_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The decision finds fewer than three criteria and dismisses. No distinct formal final-merits determination is reached.
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: Physical source concerns an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR162015_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 16, 2015 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from Texas Service Center denial of EB-1A Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision finds fewer than three criteria and dismisses. No distinct formal final-merits determination is reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The decision finds fewer than three criteria and dismisses. No distinct formal final-merits determination is reached.
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. 6 |
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. 9 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 9 |
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: The beneficiary is described as a branding and design agency owner seeking EB-1A classification.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO rejects the claimed award, published-material, original-contribution, artistic-display and leading-role evidence.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9
claim: The appeal is dismissed after the record fails to establish at least three criteria.; evidence_pages: 10; 11
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
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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