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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision OCT142020_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found authorship of scholarly articles met, published material and judging not met, leading/critical role not met, and original contributions abandoned. Fewer than three criteria were established; the AAO reserved the separate continue-work issue.
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 a Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT142020_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 14, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Fewer than three initial criteria were established. The AAO expressly declined a formal final-merits determination and reserved the separate continue-work issue, while adding aggregate advisory comments. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found authorship of scholarly articles met, published material and judging not met, leading/critical role not met, and original contributions abandoned. Fewer than three criteria were established; the AAO reserved the separate continue-work issue.
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 | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | abandoned — p. 3 |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a software developer specializing in Internet technologies with a computer-science bachelor’s degree and nearly 20 years in the Chinese software and Internet technology industry.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The Director and AAO accepted scholarly authorship; the AAO rejected judging because the event and judging evidence were inconsistent or insufficiently documented.; pages: 2; 4; 5
claim: The two articles about the petitioner did not satisfy published-material requirements: authors were not identified and reliable evidence that the newspapers qualified as major media was lacking.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The petitioner did not contest the original-contributions denial, so the AAO treated that issue as waived.; pages: 3
claim: The leading/critical-role claim failed because the record did not sufficiently establish distinguished reputations or detailed, significant organizational impact.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: The AAO dismissed the appeal for failure to meet three criteria, reserved the Director’s separate continue-work determination, and included aggregate commentary rather than a formal final-merits determination.; pages: 7; 8
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
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