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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV282008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The decision’s summary and conclusion find the initial evidentiary threshold unmet; it dismisses without reaching a distinct final-merits determination.
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: Physical source is an AAO/SCOPS decision concerning EB-1A classification and appeal or related merits review.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV282008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 28, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The conclusion rests on failure to establish at least three criteria; it does not conduct a separate final-merits analysis. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The decision’s summary and conclusion find the initial evidentiary threshold unmet; it dismisses without reaching a distinct final-merits determination.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The public-copy decision concerns an EB-1A claim and reviews awards, membership, published material, judging, authorship/display and role evidence.; evidence_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12
claim: The AAO finds the submitted evidence does not establish the initial three-criterion threshold.; evidence_pages: 12; 13
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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