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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV252008_05B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO found the claimed awards, membership, published material, judging, leading/critical role, salary, and commercial success insufficient. Letter translations were uncertified in several instances; AAO also found no evidence of continued U.S. work in 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: EB-1A decision visibly identified on opening page and disposition reviewed.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV252008_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 25, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A), except source held for mixed identities. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO found neither a major award nor three criteria, and concluded the record did not establish sustained acclaim; no distinct final-merits step was reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the claimed awards, membership, published material, judging, leading/critical role, salary, and commercial success insufficient. Letter translations were uncertified in several instances; AAO also found no evidence of continued U.S. work in 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 | |
Membership | Not met — p. 6 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 7 |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 8 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 9 |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition sought classification for a performing artist/comedian; the decision evaluates awards, association membership, media coverage, judging, role, salary, and commercial success.; pages: 2; 3; 10
claim: AAO found award documentation and translations insufficient; membership rules did not require outstanding achievement; judging appointment letters did not establish actual judging.; pages: 3; 8
claim: AAO found role, salary, and commercial-success proof insufficient and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 8; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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