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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision MAY252017_01B2203: Appeal sustained; petitioner qualifies for EB-1A classification. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY252017_01B2203: Appeal sustained; petitioner qualifies for EB-1A classification. AAO considered judging, scholarly authorship, and original contributions of major significance. Reviewing manuscripts for professional journals, publication record/presentations, extensive citations, and recommendation letters supported impact and acclaim.
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: EB-1A source; substantive merits decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY252017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 25, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal sustained; petition qualifies |
Procedural posture | Director found two criteria; AAO found at least three criteria and assessed the totality/final merits, concluding sustained acclaim and top-of-field expertise. |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained; petitioner qualifies for EB-1A classification. |
Final-merits status | reached and favorable; totality established sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO considered judging, scholarly authorship, and original contributions of major significance. Reviewing manuscripts for professional journals, publication record/presentations, extensive citations, and recommendation letters supported impact and acclaim.
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 reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover dates Matter of P-L- May 25, 2017; petitioner is a researcher in neurological diseases.; pages: 1
claim: Director found two initial criteria; AAO identified judging and scholarly authorship as established and original contributions of major significance as additionally established.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO described independent manuscript-review invitations for professional journals and authorship of numerous manuscripts/articles in professional journals.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO relied on extensive citations, continuing citation after appeal filing, and recommendation letters describing scientific achievements and international reputation.; pages: 3; 4
claim: AAO found totality demonstrated extraordinary ability, sustained national/international acclaim, and top-of-field standing; appeal sustained.; pages: 3; 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Highly eligible for a source-cited researcher profile and criterion synthesis, clearly bounded to the decision’s evidence and 2017 record.
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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