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EB-1A membership — AAO decision MAR232023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR232023_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO accepted authorship of scholarly articles and participation as a judge, but rejected the claimed membership and leading/critical-role criteria. With two criteria established, the three-criterion threshold was not met; no formal final-merits stage was 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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR232023_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2023-03-23 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of denial of an EB-1A immigrant petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The initial evidentiary threshold remained unmet at two criteria; the decision did not conduct a distinct final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO accepted authorship of scholarly articles and participation as a judge, but rejected the claimed membership and leading/critical-role criteria. With two criteria established, the three-criterion threshold was not met; no formal final-merits stage was 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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
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 AAO identifies the appeal as concerning an ERP/supply-chain professional and reviews the director’s denial under the EB-1A criteria.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The record supported the director’s findings that scholarly authorship and judging criteria were met.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Membership was not established: participation in a program/mentorship or later fellowship did not show qualifying membership with outstanding-achievement requirements as of filing.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Leading or critical role was not established because employer materials did not sufficiently document the claimed role and significance.; pages: 5; 6
claim: The appeal was dismissed because only two criteria were met.; pages: 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
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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