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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision NOV192018_03B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 7). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV192018_03B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 7). The director and AAO accepted artistic display and leading/critical role. The other claimed criteria were not established: press lacked adequate qualifying coverage, judging was not shown, contributions were not shown to have field-wide impact, comparable evidence was inadequately justified, and commercial success was not demonstrated. The numerical threshold failed, so no separate final-merits review was reached (pp. 2–7).
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 | NOV192018_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 19, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO nonprecedent EB-1A appeal concerning a dancer/choreographer whose work included Bollywood-fusion dance. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A classification. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 7). |
Final-merits status | Not reached; fewer than three criteria were met (pp. 6–7). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The director and AAO accepted artistic display and leading/critical role. The other claimed criteria were not established: press lacked adequate qualifying coverage, judging was not shown, contributions were not shown to have field-wide impact, comparable evidence was inadequately justified, and commercial success was not demonstrated. The numerical threshold failed, so no separate final-merits review was reached (pp. 2–7).
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 coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow comparison for performing-arts petitions concerning display/role criteria, press coverage, field-wide impact, and comparable evidence. Keep nonprecedent label and avoid generalizing beyond source facts. Individual summary and narrowly scoped arts comparison.
Editorial use note: Individual summary and narrowly scoped arts comparison.
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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