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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT172008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The decision concludes the requisite threshold was not met and does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination. Petitioner expressly did not claim the criteria not discussed (p. 3).
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: Source is an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT172008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 17, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition; record includes two I-290B forms both marked appeal; AAO dismisses appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision concludes the requisite threshold was not met and does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination. Petitioner expressly did not claim the criteria not discussed (p. 3). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The decision concludes the requisite threshold was not met and does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination. Petitioner expressly did not claim the criteria not discussed (p. 3).
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 | |
Membership | Not met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 7 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
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: Public-copy AAO decision and file identifiers; cover identifies appeal.; evidence_pages: 1
claim: Opening discussion notes two I-290B forms were filed as appeals; petition seeks martial-arts classification.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: Awards criterion: no primary evidence for claimed regional awards; high-school/youth awards not shown nationally recognized.; evidence_pages: 3
claim: Further awards evidence fails to meet national/international recognition requirements.; evidence_pages: 4
claim: Membership claim fails; published-material analysis begins.; evidence_pages: 5
claim: Published-media evidence fails major-media/about-petitioner requirements; judging evidence begins.; evidence_pages: 6
claim: Judging/referee evidence fails; original-contribution evidence begins.; evidence_pages: 7
claim: Original contribution claim fails for lack of demonstrated influence/major significance; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 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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