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EB-1A artistic display or showcases — AAO decision MAY272020_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY272020_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. Later work cannot establish eligibility at filing; role, salary, commercial success unproven; display previously found met.
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: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY272020_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 27, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | Fourth motion by performing artist; film postdates filing; repeats leading-role/commercial-success claims. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Later work cannot establish eligibility at filing; role, salary, commercial success unproven; display previously found met.
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 |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | met — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Prior decision: post-filing film cannot establish eligibility; role/salary/sales evidence deficient. (PDF p. 2)
Plots and streaming availability do not prove distinguished organization, high salary, or qualifying sales; motion dismissed. (PDF p. 3)
How this record may be used in research
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Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, cited content; state exact posture and nonprecedent status.
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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