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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY192022_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY192022_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Director findings on awards and published material were retained; the petitioner’s claims concerning judging, original contributions and artistic display did not bring the record to three criteria. (pp. 2–9).
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 | MAY192022_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 19, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts; writer and documentary filmmaker |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial of EB-1A petition; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No formal final-merits determination; threshold remained below three criteria. (pp. 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director findings on awards and published material were retained; the petitioner’s claims concerning judging, original contributions and artistic display did not bring the record to three criteria. (pp. 2–9)
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 | met |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
The filmmaker’s claimed jury membership was contradicted/qualified by later correspondence; do not state it as verified judging. (pp. 3–5)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Source-cited answer on distinguishing attendance/guest participation from documented film-festival judging.
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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