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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision NOV042009_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO finds the submitted material does not establish the claimed criteria or sustained national/international acclaim.
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: Complete AAO decision explicitly addressing an EB-1A Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV042009_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-11-04 |
Classification / field stated in source | Public-copy AAO EB-1A Form I-140 appeal decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition; petitioner asserted published material, artistic display, leading role, high salary, and commercial success. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO finds the submitted material does not establish the claimed criteria or sustained national/international acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO finds the submitted material does not establish the claimed criteria or sustained national/international acclaim.
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 | |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is identified as a singer/performer, actor, and musician; claimed published articles did not establish qualifying major-media coverage. (pp. 1–4); pages: 1; 2; 3; 4
claim: Performance photographs and records did not establish artistic exhibitions/showcases; performance roles did not establish a leading/critical role for distinguished organizations. (pp. 4–5); pages: 4; 5
claim: Checks and contracts were post-filing or lacked a comparative basis; no box-office receipts or sales records established high salary or commercial success. (pp. 6–7); pages: 6; 7
claim: The decision finds no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and dismisses the appeal. (pp. 7–8); pages: 7; 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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