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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY082019_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Only two criteria are accepted (judging and scholarly authorship); AAO explicitly says it need not provide a formal final-merits determination, though aggregate evidence is discussed negatively. Continued-work requirement is separately not 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: Source is an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY082019_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 8, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A Form I-140. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Only two criteria are accepted (judging and scholarly authorship); AAO explicitly says it need not provide a formal final-merits determination, though aggregate evidence is discussed negatively. Continued-work requirement is separately not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only two criteria are accepted (judging and scholarly authorship); AAO explicitly says it need not provide a formal final-merits determination, though aggregate evidence is discussed negatively. Continued-work requirement is separately not 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 | Not met — p. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
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: Matter of H-Y-; petition concerns a professor/researcher in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.; evidence_pages: 1
claim: Director credited judging and scholarly-authorship criteria; AAO agrees; appeal asserts four further criteria but AAO finds fewer than three total.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: Award claims, including a claimed research award and journal-impact recognition, lack proof of a qualifying nationally or internationally recognized award.; evidence_pages: 3
claim: Published-material claims fail because articles are not established as major media/about petitioner; original-contribution analysis begins.; evidence_pages: 4
claim: Citation and contribution evidence does not show original contributions of major significance.; evidence_pages: 5
claim: Leading/critical-role evidence for university/department positions fails to show impact or distinguished reputation.; evidence_pages: 6
claim: AAO finds no leading/critical role; states threshold unmet and gives aggregate negative discussion; begins continued-work review.; evidence_pages: 7
claim: Continued work in claimed area is unclear; final conclusion and dismissal.; evidence_pages: 8
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How to use this record
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