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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV192018_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner did not establish the required initial evidentiary threshold; final merits was not reached and the appeal was dismissed.
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 identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A or EB-1B extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV192018_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-11-19 |
Classification / field stated in source | film director and producer; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews awards, membership, judging, original contributions, artistic display, and leading/critical role; it finds fewer than three criteria and does not reach final merits. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner did not establish the required initial evidentiary threshold; final merits was not reached and the appeal was dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not establish the required initial evidentiary threshold; final merits was not reached and the appeal was dismissed.
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 | |
Membership | Not met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 6 |
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 is a film director and producer; the Director had found at least three criteria, which AAO reevaluates.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Award evidence relied on untranslated material and did not establish a qualifying award.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Membership and judging claims were not established under the applicable criteria.; pages: 4; 5
claim: The record did not establish original contributions of major significance, qualifying artistic display, or a leading/critical role.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO did not reach final merits and dismissed the appeal.; 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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