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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision MAR272019_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR272019_01B2203: dismissed. AAO agreed that judging and scholarly articles were met but found original contributions of major significance unestablished. The evidence described promising/potential applications and positive expert letters, but did not show measured field-wide influence or broad adoption. The threshold failed.
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 available source identifies an EB-1A petition/appeal or motion; the held item is in scope but cannot support a complete case summary.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR272019_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Mar. 27, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial |
Procedural posture | Appeal dismissed after fewer than three criteria; no formal final-merits determination. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly found fewer than three criteria and declined formal final merits; it made aggregate comments. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed that judging and scholarly articles were met but found original contributions of major significance unestablished. The evidence described promising/potential applications and positive expert letters, but did not show measured field-wide influence or broad adoption. The threshold 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 | 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 | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
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 is an optical transport systems supplier seeking classification for a beneficiary who designed optical systems in California.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO agreed the beneficiary met judging and scholarly-article criteria; original contributions was the additional criterion pursued on appeal.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Letters praised discoveries and publications but did not demonstrate unusual influence or measured impact on the field; potential applications were not field adoption.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Citation evidence and publications were considered but did not establish major significance; AAO found fewer than three criteria and dismissed.; pages: 5; 6
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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