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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV122024_03B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO accepted judging and scholarly authorship (two criteria) but rejected membership, published material, leading/critical role, and high remuneration. The three-criterion threshold was not met. AAO also reviewed acclaim in the aggregate and found it insufficient.
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: Opening page identifies EB-1A classification under INA §203(b)(1)(A); final page confirms disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV122024_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 12, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO states the threshold of at least three criteria was not met, so a final merits determination was not required; it nevertheless advises the aggregate record does not support acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO accepted judging and scholarly authorship (two criteria) but rejected membership, published material, leading/critical role, and high remuneration. The three-criterion threshold was not met. AAO also reviewed acclaim in the aggregate and found it insufficient.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery; the director found judging and scholarly authorship met.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO agreed with the director on those two criteria, but rejected association membership, published material, leading/critical role, and high remuneration evidence.; pages: 2; 8
claim: AAO found no qualifying evidence for at least three criteria and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 10; 11
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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