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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY202009_02B2203: AAO reaffirmed the prior findings that award/association/media/contribution/role/commercial-success…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY202009_02B2203: AAO reaffirmed the prior findings that award/association/media/contribution/role/commercial-success evidence did not meet required categories and that the petitioner failed the three-category threshold; aggregate acclaim not established (pp. 3-22).
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY202009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 20, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Motion to reopen/reconsider in EB-1A arts petition for a Filipino folk-dance/music performer and director associated with Lahing Kayumanggi (pp. 2-3, 13-18). |
Procedural posture | AAO granted motion, affirmed prior dismissal, and left petition denied (p. 2; order p. 22). |
Operative disposition | AAO reaffirmed the prior findings that award/association/media/contribution/role/commercial-success evidence did not meet required categories and that the petitioner failed the three-category threshold; aggregate acclaim not established (pp. 3-22). |
Final-merits status | No qualifying favorable merits; motion result affirms previous denial and aggregate record does not establish sustained acclaim (pp. 21-22). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO reaffirmed the prior findings that award/association/media/contribution/role/commercial-success evidence did not meet required categories and that the petitioner failed the three-category threshold; aggregate acclaim not established (pp. 3-22).
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 |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
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 coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source holds and limits
No source identity, completeness, or integrity hold. Public copy redacts claimant identities; no identifying inference should be added.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Use only in a procedural page clearly labeled motion to reopen/reconsider and distinguish group finances from individual facts; nonprecedent.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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