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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision MAY122011_03B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY122011_03B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO finds published material, display of work, and high salary criteria met; totality establishes sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing.
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_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY122011_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 12, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; AAO reviews evidentiary criteria and final merits. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | Favorable; sustained national acclaim and top-of-field standing found. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds published material, display of work, and high salary criteria met; totality establishes sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing.
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 reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover: May 12, 2011; identity redacted.; pages: 1
claim: AAO describes petitioner as actress and summarizes appeal.; pages: 2
claim: AAO recites applicable criteria and legal framework.; pages: 3
claim: AAO finds criteria at 8 C.F.R. §204.5(h)(3)(iii), (vii), and (ix) met: published material, display, high salary.; pages: 4
claim: AAO finds sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; decision withdrawn, appeal sustained, petition approved.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Affirmative actress example for coverage, display/performance, and remuneration; compare only with similarly situated artists and preserve 2011 context.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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