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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision OCT022024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT022024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). The Director’s two findings (judging and artistic display) stood, but AAO rejected published-material and scholarly-authorship claims; the three-criterion threshold was not met. (pp. 2–7).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT022024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 2, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Music; guitarist, composer, and educator performing with jazz groups and collaborating on recordings. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (see cited pages). |
Final-merits status | Not reached as a separate final-merits determination because the initial three-criterion threshold was not met; AAO noted aggregate evidence also failed to show required acclaim. (p. 7) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The Director’s two findings (judging and artistic display) stood, but AAO rejected published-material and scholarly-authorship claims; the three-criterion threshold was not met. (pp. 2–7)
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 | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
(p. 2)
(p. 2, n.2)
(p. 7)
(pp. 2–7)
(pp. 3–5)
(pp. 5–6)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful musician comparator on qualifying media, online artist profiles, and the difference between a dissertation repository and a professional publication. Individual case page; label the two met criteria and two failed claims accurately.
Editorial use note: Individual case page; label the two met criteria and two failed claims accurately.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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