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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision OCT052022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT052022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). AAO found only two initial criteria (judging and scholarly authorship); original contributions of major significance were not shown. The cited position paper’s limited role in international guidelines, uncited/uncorroborated field impact, and citation counts without context did not establish major significance. The AAO therefore did not conduct a separate final-merits determination and found the aggregate record insufficient (pp. 2–6).
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 | OCT052022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 5, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal; cardiovascular researcher and academic cardiologist. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; director found judging and scholarly authorship; AAO rejected the additionally argued original-contributions criterion and dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not reached as a separate Kazarian step because the petitioner failed to establish at least three criteria; AAO nevertheless found no aggregate evidence of top-of-field standing (pp. 5–6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found only two initial criteria (judging and scholarly authorship); original contributions of major significance were not shown. The cited position paper’s limited role in international guidelines, uncited/uncorroborated field impact, and citation counts without context did not establish major significance. The AAO therefore did not conduct a separate final-merits determination and found the aggregate record insufficient (pp. 2–6).
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 | not met |
Scholarly authorship | 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
Citations refer to physical PDF page numbers. Every page was visually inspected in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Strong comparison for researchers on guidelines/references, citation-context limits, and why journal prestige or publication alone does not establish major significance. Potential individual case page or a narrow, source-cited research-impact comparison.
Editorial use note: Potential individual case page or a narrow, source-cited research-impact comparison.
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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