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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision OCT172017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT172017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found judging and scholarly authorship met, but found the remaining discussed criteria unmet; therefore fewer than three criteria were established. The aggregate conclusion was adverse. (pp. 2–9).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT172017_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 17, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | Cardiothoracic surgery; attending physician and hospital-based surgeon/researcher. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of I-140 extraordinary-ability denial; AAO review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits stage after fewer than three criteria; AAO’s aggregate conclusion is adverse. (pp. 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found judging and scholarly authorship met, but found the remaining discussed criteria unmet; therefore fewer than three criteria were established. The aggregate conclusion was adverse. (pp. 2–9)
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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful individual explainer on comparability in physician salary evidence, attribution of institutional outcomes, and the distinction between peer review and major contribution.
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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