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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision MAR302020_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 7). Review source status, procedural posture and…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR302020_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 7). AAO found that the petitioner did not establish any additional criterion sufficient to reach three. Claimed original contributions lacked evidence of major significance; a purported article was an informal blog post and was not shown to have been published or editorially controlled by Nikkei Shimbun; judging and leading/critical role were expressly reserved (pp. 3–7).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR302020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 30, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A business appeal; petitioner was a managing partner of a venture-capital firm and had worked at a Japanese telecommunications company. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO dismissed (pp. 1, 7). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 7). |
Final-merits status | No separate Kazarian step; fewer than three criteria. AAO stated the aggregate record did not support the required acclaim (p. 7). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found that the petitioner did not establish any additional criterion sufficient to reach three. Claimed original contributions lacked evidence of major significance; a purported article was an informal blog post and was not shown to have been published or editorially controlled by Nikkei Shimbun; judging and leading/critical role were expressly reserved (pp. 3–7).
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 | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations refer to physical PDF page numbers. Every physical page was visually inspected in order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful narrow example on the distinction between a blog/link and publication by a claimed newspaper, and between business commentary and scholarly authorship. Nonprecedent 2020 case. Eligible for editorial consideration after legal/editorial source citation and nonprecedent labeling review; no CMS action taken.
Editorial use note: Eligible for editorial consideration after legal/editorial source citation and nonprecedent labeling review; no CMS action taken.
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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