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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV242020_08B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found three criteria satisfied (judging, scholarly authorship, high salary), then expressly assessed the totality and found the petitioner had not established sustained acclaim or that he was among the small percentage at the top of the field.
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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV242020_08B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-11-24 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of EB-1A denial; appeal dismissed after formal final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO found three criteria satisfied (judging, scholarly authorship, high salary), then expressly assessed the totality and found the petitioner had not established sustained acclaim or that he was among the small percentage at the top of the field. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found three criteria satisfied (judging, scholarly authorship, high salary), then expressly assessed the totality and found the petitioner had not established sustained acclaim or that he was among the small percentage at the top of the field.
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 | |
Published material about the person | abandoned — p. 3 |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner worked as a radiologist in musculoskeletal/interventional radiology and ultrasound.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO accepted judging and scholarly authorship findings and found high salary met; published-material issue was not pursued and was treated as abandoned.; pages: 2; 3; 6; 7
claim: Membership evidence did not establish qualifying association requirements.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The petitioner’s original contributions were not shown to be of major significance in the field.; pages: 4; 5
claim: The evidence did not establish a leading or critical role for distinguished organizations.; pages: 5
claim: Three criteria were satisfied, so the AAO conducted final merits and found the record did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.; pages: 6; 7; 8
claim: The appeal was dismissed.; pages: 8
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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