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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR172020_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Only display and judging are established. AAO says the threshold is not met and does not conduct formal final merits; aggregate discussion is unfavorable.
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: Source is an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR172020_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 17, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center EB-1A denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Only display and judging are established. AAO says the threshold is not met and does not conduct formal final merits; aggregate discussion is unfavorable. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only display and judging are established. AAO says the threshold is not met and does not conduct formal final merits; aggregate discussion is unfavorable.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 2 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner is a textile embroidery artist; appeal from denial.; evidence_pages: 1
claim: Director found artistic display met; AAO agrees; award claim is rejected.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: Awards evidence not recognized; membership claim and criteria rejected.; evidence_pages: 3
claim: Membership and published-material claims fail; most submitted web content is not about petitioner/major media.; evidence_pages: 4
claim: More media evidence rejected; judging criterion met based on service on two art-competition juries; role evidence starts.; evidence_pages: 5
claim: Leading/critical role evidence fails to establish distinguished reputation/impact.; evidence_pages: 6
claim: High-salary criterion fails; compensation is not comparably high for field and post-filing employment evidence is limited.; evidence_pages: 7
claim: Conclusion: fewer than three criteria; aggregate review negative; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 8
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
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