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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision MAY282008_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY282008_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The petitioner did not establish three criteria and did not demonstrate prospective U.S. benefit for a speculative, untested course-marketing plan. (pp. 2–10).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY282008_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 28, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | Business/accounting; accountant and lecturer proposing financial-literacy courses |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No separate Kazarian final-merits determination; AAO made an overall adverse acclaim/top-of-field finding after finding fewer than three criteria. (pp. 9–10) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed. The petitioner did not establish three criteria and did not demonstrate prospective U.S. benefit for a speculative, untested course-marketing plan. (pp. 2–10)
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 | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A source-led page can explain why book/course creation, a business plan, institutional teaching and professional membership were not enough absent independent adoption, market evidence and acclaim.
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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