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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision NOV272020_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV272020_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO accepted published material and withdrew Director’s adverse distinguished-reputation finding on leading/critical role; it withdrew Director’s high-salary finding because compensation comparators were not comparable to executive role/total compensation. Fewer than three criteria; final merits not reached.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV272020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 27, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability petition / AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; de novo review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_threshold_Not met |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO accepted published material and withdrew Director’s adverse distinguished-reputation finding on leading/critical role; it withdrew Director’s high-salary finding because compensation comparators were not comparable to executive role/total compensation. Fewer than three criteria; final merits not reached.
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
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 | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Company names redacted and underlying accounting, media, payroll and comparator exhibits are not included."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Articles in Architectural Digest and home-decor publications met published-material criterion; independent coverage and partnerships supported company’s distinguished reputation and leading-role criterion.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Salary comparisons matched marketing/sales roles rather than chief executive capacity, and compared total compensation to base wages; high salary criterion not established.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Because fewer than three criteria were met, no final merits determination; appeal dismissed.; pages: 4; 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion_with_careful_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover, business development executive, appeal posture.
PDF page 2 — Claims and Director’s findings; published material accepted.
PDF page 3 — Company reputation/role accepted; salary criterion analysis.
PDF page 4 — Salary comparator problem; criterion withdrawn.
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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