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EB-1A membership — AAO decision MAY182023_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY182023_01B2203: dismissed. The AAO rejected membership, published-material, original-contribution, and leading/critical-role claims; the petitioner did not establish three criteria.
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: Complete AAO decision or motion concerning EB-1A extraordinary ability.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY182023_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2023-05-18 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO EB-1A decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial of a Form I-140 EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO did not make a final-merits determination because the initial evidence threshold was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO rejected membership, published-material, original-contribution, and leading/critical-role claims; the petitioner did not establish three criteria.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
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 was a Brazilian medical doctor specializing in medical law and health rights; she intended to continue work in the field in the United States. (pp. 1–2); pages: 1; 2
claim: Membership evidence from Brazilian medical/legal organizations did not show qualifying association membership requiring outstanding achievements judged by recognized experts. (pp. 2–3); pages: 2; 3
claim: The cited articles did not establish qualifying published material about the petitioner in major media; evidence of legislative advocacy did not show original contributions of major significance. (pp. 3–5); pages: 3; 5
claim: The record did not establish a leading/critical role for distinguished organizations; the AAO dismissed without final-merits review. (pp. 5–6); pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
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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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