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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision MAR222022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Director found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role met. AAO conducted final-merits review and found the totality did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing; appeal dismissed.
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 is a Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR222022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 22, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed after formal final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Formal final-merits determination reached: the totality of evidence did not establish sustained acclaim or that petitioner was among the small percentage at the top of the field. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role met. AAO conducted final-merits review and found the totality did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing; appeal dismissed.
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner is a physical education specialist with degrees in physical education/exercise physiology and employment coordinating a pulmonary rehabilitation center laboratory.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Director accepted judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role; AAO proceeded to a final-merits determination.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found the peer-review activities and publication/conference record did not show the petitioner was among the small percentage at the top or establish sustained acclaim; publications and conference presentations were considered in totality.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Letters about institutional work, associations, original research, and salary did not establish broader field recognition or top-of-field standing.; pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: After aggregate final-merits review, AAO found petitioner ineligible and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 6; 7
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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