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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR312009_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found scholarly authorship met, but awards, membership, published material, judging, original contributions, artistic display, and leading/critical role not met. Only one criterion was established.
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: Opening page identifies EB-1A classification and final page confirms appeal disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR312009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 31, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Only one criterion was established. AAO found no sustained acclaim and dismissed; no separate final-merits determination was necessary. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found scholarly authorship met, but awards, membership, published material, judging, original contributions, artistic display, and leading/critical role not met. Only one criterion was established.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 9 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 9 |
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 petitioner sought EB-1A as a researcher in photonics and semiconductor lasers, with work at UCLA and other research institutions.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found scholarly authorship established, but awards, association membership, media coverage, judging, major-significance contributions, display, and leading/critical role insufficient.; pages: 3; 10
claim: One criterion met; appeal dismissed.; pages: 10; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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