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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT052009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO found the discussed awards, memberships, judging, contributions, scholarly authorship, and leading role not met. It also found the petitioner had not shown plans to continue work in the field. The source predates a distinct modern final-merits step.
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Scope classification from review: Source identity and classification checked on the opening page; final disposition checked on the final page.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT052009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 5, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center revocation following notice of intent to revoke; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO makes an overall sustained-acclaim finding in the older decision but does not conduct a distinct modern final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the discussed awards, memberships, judging, contributions, scholarly authorship, and leading role not met. It also found the petitioner had not shown plans to continue work in the field. The source predates a distinct modern final-merits step.
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 met — p. 4 |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 10 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner was a medical laboratory scientist and transfusion-medicine supervisor who claimed research achievements in sickle-cell disease.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found awards, memberships, judging, contributions, authorship, and leading role not established; it also found no documented plan to continue work in the United States.; pages: 4; 11; 12
claim: The appeal of revocation was dismissed.; pages: 12
How this record may be used in research
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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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