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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision NOV282017_01B2203: Appeal sustained. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV282017_01B2203: Appeal sustained. AAO found judging, scholarly authorship, original contributions and high salary evidence supported the case; totality showed sustained acclaim and that petitioner was among the small percentage at the top of 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: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV282017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 28, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: particle physics / engineering physics. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; Director found three criteria and denied on final merits. |
Operative disposition | Appeal sustained. |
Final-merits status | "Reached and favorable; AAO sustained appeal." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found judging, scholarly authorship, original contributions and high salary evidence supported the case; totality showed sustained acclaim and that petitioner was among the small percentage at the top of 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 | Not coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | met |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–5; findings p. 2, impact/citations p. 3, totality/pay p. 4, order p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Positive comparator for research cases with independently corroborated, widely used technical contributions plus authorship, peer review and comparative compensation; fact-specific and dated. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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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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