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EB-1A membership — AAO decision MAY242021_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO finds the petitioner does not satisfy at least three criteria and, in the alternative, the totality does not establish sustained acclaim or 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: The physical source concerns an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition or a motion/revocation proceeding arising from one.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY242021_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 24, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed after final-merits analysis. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO reviews the record in the aggregate and finds it does not establish the acclaim and recognition required for EB-1A classification. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO finds the petitioner does not satisfy at least three criteria and, in the alternative, the totality does not establish sustained acclaim or 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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
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 | |
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 is an anesthesiologist and professor who relies on membership, research contributions, and critical-role evidence.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO rejects the membership evidence and finds that claimed research impact and role evidence do not establish the required criteria.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 6; 8; 9
claim: The AAO conducts final-merits review and finds no sustained acclaim or top-of-field recognition.; evidence_pages: 9; 10
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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