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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY282020_04B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY282020_04B2203: dismissed. Awards and published material were not established; AAO withdrew the Director’s positive leading/critical-role finding. Scholarly-article claim was abandoned. Original-contributions issue was reserved because it could not change the threshold outcome; no formal final-merits determination.
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 source identifies an EB-1A petition appeal or motion. Motion decisions are eligible for procedural analysis, not as a new merits adjudication.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY282020_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 28, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition/appeal |
Procedural posture | EB-1A appeal; appeal dismissed after fewer than three criteria; one claim abandoned and one reserved. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The threshold was not met; AAO reserved original contributions and did not conduct formal final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards and published material were not established; AAO withdrew the Director’s positive leading/critical-role finding. Scholarly-article claim was abandoned. Original-contributions issue was reserved because it could not change the threshold outcome; no formal final-merits determination.
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 | |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — p. 6 |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner worked in OTT South Asian television marketing and claimed awards, published material, original contributions, scholarly articles, and leading/critical role.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The petitioner abandoned the scholarly-article claim on appeal; Director’s initial leading/critical-role approval was not affirmed.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Award letters and certificates did not establish nationally/internationally recognized prizes for excellence or even reliably identify the recipient in some instances.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Media appearances promoted employers’ services/products rather than the petitioner’s marketing work; AAO found published-material criterion unmet.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Resume and promotional materials did not establish specific individual impact or distinguished employer reputation; AAO withdrew the Director’s leading/critical-role finding.; pages: 5; 6
claim: Original-contributions criterion was reserved; appeal dismissed without formal final merits.; pages: 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
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PDF page 1 — Caption/date/classification/field/posture visually checked.
PDF page 7 — Final source page visually checked; operative order/outcome are pinpointed above.
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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