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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY032021_01B2203: Motion granted in part and denied in part. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY032021_01B2203: Motion granted in part and denied in part. The AAO left the prior artistic-display finding intact, but rejected the motion’s claims concerning awards, membership, and high salary. It did not establish the three-criterion threshold.
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Scope classification from review: The source is a complete AAO EB-1A decision or motion involving an EB-1A proceeding.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY032021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2021-05-03 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent AAO EB-1A decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | AAO combined motion proceeding following dismissal of an EB-1A appeal; motion granted in part and denied in part, with the petition remaining denied. |
Operative disposition | motion_granted_in_part_and_denied_in_part |
Final-merits status | The AAO did not make a final-merits determination because the initial criterion threshold was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO left the prior artistic-display finding intact, but rejected the motion’s claims concerning awards, membership, and high salary. It did not establish the three-criterion threshold.
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 met — p. 3 |
Membership | Not met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 2 |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The AAO described the earlier appeal finding that artistic display was satisfied. (p. 2); pages: 2
claim: The motion did not establish qualifying awards or membership; the evidence did not meet the regulatory requirements. (pp. 3–4); pages: 3; 4
claim: The high-salary evidence did not establish qualifying remuneration compared with others in the field. (pp. 5–6); pages: 5; 6
claim: The case remains denied; final merits was not reached because the threshold was not established. (pp. 2, 6); pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
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PDF page 3 — Awards discussion. Page rendered and visually inspected in physical order.
PDF page 4 — Membership discussion. Page rendered and visually inspected in physical order.
PDF page 5 — Salary evidence and comparison. Page rendered and visually inspected in physical order.
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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