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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision MAY142012_05B2203: Original contributions: not met; testimonial letters were conclusory…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY142012_05B2203: Original contributions: not met; testimonial letters were conclusory and lacked specific corroboration of major significance (pp. 7–8). Artistic display: not met (p. 8). Leading/critical role: favorable Director finding withdrawn; evidence did not establish role’s importance to the organization and distinguished reputation across the required organizations (pp. 8–9). Commercial success: not met (p. 10). Appeal dismissed; AAO found fewer than three criteria and withdrew the Director’s favorable leading-role determination. (pp. 2, 8–10).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY142012_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 14, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | Actor/performer petitioning in the arts; record includes a leading host role for a Disney Channel series. |
Procedural posture | Actor/performer petitioning in the arts; record includes a leading host role for a Disney Channel series. Original contributions: not met; testimonial letters were conclusory and lacked specific corroboration of major significance (pp. 7–8). Artistic display: not met (p. 8). Leading/critical role: favorable Director finding withdrawn; evidence did not establish role’s importance to the organization and distinguished reputation across the required organizations (pp. 8–9). Commercial success: not met (p. 10). |
Operative disposition | Original contributions: not met; testimonial letters were conclusory and lacked specific corroboration of major significance (pp. 7–8). Artistic display: not met (p. 8). Leading/critical role: favorable Director finding withdrawn; evidence did not establish role’s importance to the organization and distinguished reputation across the required organizations (pp. 8–9). Commercial success: not met (p. 10). |
Final-merits status | No final-merits review required because three criteria were not established; source discusses but does not reach step two. (pp. 10–11) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed; AAO found fewer than three criteria and withdrew the Director’s favorable leading-role determination. (pp. 2, 8–10)
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 coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | not met |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source holds and limits
Hold for individual review; adverse and older non-precedent decision.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: If published, use a dated case-specific answer summary, procedural posture, criterion states supported by cited source pages, and direct USCIS PDF link. Do not present as precedent or imply the outcome applies generally. Actor/television-host case on role evidence, organizational reputation, and role versus original contribution.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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