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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision OCT032022_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Three criteria were met, but the final-merits totality did not establish a sustained career of acclaimed work or top-of-field standing.
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 source is an AAO decision on a Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition; unusual field and procedural distinctions are preserved in the facts/caveats.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT032022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 3, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial after initial criteria were met; appeal dismissed after final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Express final merits held the sparse/recent coverage, judging, publication, roles and salary record insufficient to establish acclaim/top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Three criteria were met, but the final-merits totality did not establish a sustained career of acclaimed work or top-of-field standing.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The Director found published material, judging, and scholarly authorship met; the AAO accepted the three-criterion threshold and conducted final merits.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Media coverage was concentrated in 2018 and primarily discussed sector topics; judging activity was limited and not shown to reflect sustained acclaim; authorship/citation record did not distinguish the petitioner at field level.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: Leadership/appointments and a construction summit invitation did not show field-wide acclaim; salary comparison did not establish high remuneration relative to comparable services.; pages: 6; 7
claim: The AAO dismissed the appeal after finding no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing.; pages: 7; 8
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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