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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision OCT052017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Although judging and scholarly authorship are established, the evidence did not establish original contributions of major significance or sustained acclaim; the AAO reviews the total record and dismisses.
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: Complete AAO decision explicitly addressing an EB-1A Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT052017_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-10-05 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent AAO EB-1A appeal decision cited as Matter of B-Z- |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A Form I-140; AAO agrees with judging and scholarly-authorship findings but rejects original-contribution claim and affirms denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Although judging and scholarly authorship are established, the evidence did not establish original contributions of major significance or sustained acclaim; the AAO reviews the total record and dismisses. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Although judging and scholarly authorship are established, the evidence did not establish original contributions of major significance or sustained acclaim; the AAO reviews the total record and dismisses.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 6 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
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: The decision identifies the petitioner as a product-development director; judging of manuscripts satisfies one criterion, and scholarly authorship is also accepted. (pp. 1–2, 6); pages: 1; 2; 6
claim: The AAO finds that citation counts, selected excerpts, letters, and commercialization/patent evidence do not establish original contributions of major significance. (pp. 3–6); pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: The decision reviews the record in the aggregate and concludes the petitioner has not shown the required sustained acclaim or standing at the top of the field. (p. 7); pages: 7
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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