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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision MAY292008_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO rejected published-material, artistic-display, high-salary, and commercial-success claims, while finding a leading/critical role criterion met. The record did not establish the required initial threshold or extraordinary ability.
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 decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY292008_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2008-05-29 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of denial of an EB-1A immigrant petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision discusses the overall record but does not conduct a distinct modern final-merits stage; the criterion threshold was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO rejected published-material, artistic-display, high-salary, and commercial-success claims, while finding a leading/critical role criterion met. The record did not establish the required initial threshold or extraordinary ability.
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 considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 5 |
Leading or critical role | met — p. 6 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition concerns an actor/singer seeking EB-1A classification in the performing arts.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Reviews and other coverage described performances or productions but did not establish qualifying published material about the petitioner.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The AAO found the claimed leading/critical role evidence sufficient for the criterion, but rejected claimed artistic display and high salary/commercial success evidence.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: The appeal was dismissed.; pages: 9
How this record may be used in research
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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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