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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision NOV242020_04B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV242020_04B2203: Appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO agreed at least three criteria were met and reviewed totality. Coverage in published articles and a broadcast, outdoor mural projects and prominent commercial commissions, reputation, and evidence of continued planned work supported sustained acclaim and eligibility. AAO withdrew the Director’s adverse prospective-benefit finding because letters expressed concrete intended engagements.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV242020_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 24, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field claimed: illustration / street art. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | "met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed at least three criteria were met and reviewed totality. Coverage in published articles and a broadcast, outdoor mural projects and prominent commercial commissions, reputation, and evidence of continued planned work supported sustained acclaim and eligibility. AAO withdrew the Director’s adverse prospective-benefit finding because letters expressed concrete intended engagements.
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 | met |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–4; criteria pp. 2–3; totality and prospective work pp. 3–4; order p. 4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Positive artist comparator for combining published coverage, public work, and commercial commissions in final-merits analysis; AAO noted less persuasive items did not outweigh corroborated evidence. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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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