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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT162020_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner established the lesser-award and judging criteria, but not membership; fewer than three criteria were met, so final merits was not reached and the appeal was dismissed.
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 identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT162020_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-10-16 |
Classification / field stated in source | interactive multimedia producer and company founder; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews a claimed one-time achievement and membership evidence; fewer than three criteria were established and final merits is not reached. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner did not establish a one-time major award or at least three criteria; appeal dismissed without final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner established the lesser-award and judging criteria, but not membership; fewer than three criteria were met, so final merits was not reached and the appeal was dismissed.
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 | met — p. 5 |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
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 petitioner is an interactive multimedia producer and company founder.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The Director found the petitioner met membership and judging; AAO agrees judging is met, finds the claimed award does not qualify as a major one-time achievement, and finds the award meets the lesser-award criterion.; pages: 2; 4; 5
claim: AAO withdraws the Director’s membership finding because the record did not establish that the associations required outstanding achievements judged by recognized experts.; pages: 5; 6
claim: Fewer than three criteria were established, so final merits was not reached; appeal dismissed.; pages: 6; 7
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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