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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR262021_08B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR262021_08B2203: dismissed. The petitioner met only artistic display. Membership, published material, and original contributions were not established. Several earlier claims were waived; leading/critical role was reserved. The three-criterion threshold therefore failed.
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Scope classification from review: Source caption and analyzed filing identify an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition or motion.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR262021_08B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Mar. 26, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal of Nebraska Service Center decision on combined motion |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial after combined motion to reopen/reconsider; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | Threshold failed; AAO expressly says it need not provide a formal final-merits determination, though it offers aggregate comments. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner met only artistic display. Membership, published material, and original contributions were not established. Several earlier claims were waived; leading/critical role was reserved. The three-criterion threshold therefore failed.
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 | waived — p. 2 |
Membership | Not met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | waived — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | waived — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — p. 6 |
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: The petitioner worked in U.S. television and film under O-1 status; the appeal followed denial of a combined motion.; pages: 1; 2
claim: SAG-AFTRA evidence showed eligibility/invitation based on background-performer work but not established membership or outstanding-achievement membership rules; other guild letters did not establish membership.; pages: 3
claim: Links and a supported television interview did not establish qualifying major-media publication; newspaper circulation claims lacked comparative/objective support, and some material was not primarily about petitioner.; pages: 4; 5
claim: AAO agreed artistic-display criterion was met based on credited film work screened at festivals; original contributions were not established; leading/critical role was reserved and certain earlier claims waived.; pages: 5; 6
claim: Appeal dismissed after fewer than three criteria; aggregate comments were not a formal final-merits determination.; pages: 6
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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