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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV272019_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds awards, leading/critical role, and high remuneration are not established; published material is established. One criterion is met, below the required three.
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 decision identifies an EB-1A/Form I-140 petition under INA section 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV272019_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2019-11-27 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A petition; fashion model |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial; nonprecedent AAO decision; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The three-criterion initial-evidence threshold is unmet; no formal final-merits determination is made. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds awards, leading/critical role, and high remuneration are not established; published material is established. One criterion is met, below the required three.
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 considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met — p. 3 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
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 | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner is a fashion model featured in advertisements, catalogs, and fashion editorials.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO finds 2008 Vogue Brasil coverage about the petitioner and her modeling work, with evidence that Vogue Brasil is major media; published-material criterion is met.; pages: 3
claim: The claimed Brazilian modeling award/model-search selection is not shown to be a qualifying nationally or internationally recognized award; brand role evidence lacks proof of critical importance and distinguished reputation.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5
claim: The petitioner does not substantiate actual high remuneration against comparable model earnings in Brazil or the United States.; pages: 5; 6
claim: AAO concludes only one criterion is met and dismisses the appeal.; pages: 7
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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