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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV182010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Only one criterion was met and the aggregate record did not demonstrate sustained national or 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: Source identifies an AAO appeal concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV182010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 18, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Texas Service Center denial of an EB-1A Form I-140; nonprecedent decision. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO expressly conducts a final merits determination and finds the evidence insufficient to establish the required acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only one criterion was met and the aggregate record did not demonstrate sustained national or 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 met — p. 5 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 9 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought classification as a performing artist and singer; the AAO considered awards, published material, judging, original contributions, artistic display, leading/critical role, and commercial success.; evidence_pages: 1; 2; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
claim: The AAO found published-material evidence met one criterion; judging, original contributions, artistic display, leading/critical role, and commercial success were not established.; evidence_pages: 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
claim: Although the AAO conducted a formal final-merits analysis, it concluded the record did not show sustained national or international acclaim; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 10; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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