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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV252013_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner established awards and association membership per the Director, but abandoned published-material and judging claims on appeal; AAO found other criteria unproven and fewer than three qualifying criteria.
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 printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity and posture checked against opening page(s).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV252013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 25, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Because qualifying evidence under three criteria was not established, the AAO did not reach a final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner established awards and association membership per the Director, but abandoned published-material and judging claims on appeal; AAO found other criteria unproven and fewer than three qualifying criteria.
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 | met — p. 8 |
Membership | met — p. 8 |
Published material about the person | abandoned — p. 8 |
Judging the work of others | abandoned — p. 8 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 9 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 9 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 9 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification in athletics for training and showing American Saddlebred horses.; pages: 2
claim: The AAO noted the Director found awards and membership criteria met; published-material and judging claims were abandoned on appeal, while the remaining evidence did not establish other claimed criteria.; pages: 8; 10
claim: The appeal was dismissed for failure to establish three criteria; final merits was not reached.; pages: 10; 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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