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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision NOV212017_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV212017_01B2203: dismissed. The AAO found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role met, but concluded the petitioner’s record did not establish contributions of major significance or sustained acclaim at final merits.
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 AAO decision involving an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition or motion.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV212017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-11-21 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO EB-1A appellate decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial of a Form I-140 EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed after final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO expressly evaluated the record under final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role met, but concluded the petitioner’s record did not establish contributions of major significance or sustained acclaim at final merits.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
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 Director had found judging and scholarly authorship met; the AAO also found the petitioner had performed a critical role for a distinguished organization, establishing three criteria. (p. 2); pages: 2
claim: The AAO considered evidence about the petitioner’s crankshaft-design software and impact, but found attribution, field-level impact, and recognition insufficient to show major significance. (pp. 3–6); pages: 3; 6
claim: The decision includes an express final-merits determination and dismisses the appeal. (pp. 2, 6); pages: 2; 6
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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