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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV032011_03B2203: The appeal was dismissed; petition remained denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV032011_03B2203: The appeal was dismissed; petition remained denied. The petitioner established authorship and high salary, but not the three-category threshold. AAO found the other analyzed evidence insufficient and the aggregate record did not show top-of-field standing (pp. 5-13).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV032011_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 3, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A sciences petition for a self-represented mechanical engineer (pp. 1-2). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial appealed; AAO dismissed (pp. 2, 16). |
Operative disposition | The appeal was dismissed; petition remained denied. |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits determination because only two criteria were met; AAO’s aggregate discussion found the petitioner had not shown level of expertise at the top of the field (pp. 13-15). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner established authorship and high salary, but not the three-category threshold. AAO found the other analyzed evidence insufficient and the aggregate record did not show top-of-field standing (pp. 5-13).
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
No source hold; nonprecedent/redacted.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Source-cited summary can show that authorship and a comparative salary finding met two criteria, while contributions and leadership were separately assessed (pp. 6-13).
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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