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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV182015_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found only a qualifying leading/critical role; it rejected the award, published-material, and original-contribution claims, so the threshold of three criteria was not met.
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 is an AAO Form I-140 EB-1A decision; field-specific caveats are stated in verified facts and comparison caveats.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV182015_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 18, 2015 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner failed the initial three-criteria threshold; the decision states a distinct final-merits determination is unnecessary. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found only a qualifying leading/critical role; it rejected the award, published-material, and original-contribution claims, so the threshold of three criteria was not met.
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. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner described his field as media talent and appealed a denial; he asserted awards, published material, original contributions, and a leading/critical role.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Awards from a training entity were not shown to receive recognition outside the presenter; publications and a TV appearance lacked sufficient proof of major-media status, and a blog lacked publication credentials.; pages: 3; 4
claim: A proposed Facebook group/agency and support letters did not show an existing field-wide impact or major contributions.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: Employment as a main broadcaster/voice-over talent for a distinguished broadcaster satisfied the leading/critical role criterion; the appeal was nevertheless dismissed.; pages: 7; 8; 9
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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