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AAO EB-1A decision OCT172019_02B2203: Three-criterion threshold

AAO EB-1A decision OCT172019_02B2203: Three-criterion threshold

EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision OCT172019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 1, 7). Review source status, procedural posture and the official…

Decision summary: AAO decision OCT172019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 1, 7). AAO withdrew the director’s favorable awards finding, found only the artistic-display criterion met, and concluded the record did not satisfy three criteria. It stated a separate Kazarian final-merits determination was unnecessary, while giving an advisory aggregate conclusion that sustained acclaim and top-of-field status were not established (pp. 2–7).

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

OCT172019_02B2203

Decision date as printed

October 17, 2019

Classification / field stated in source

Actor performing in theatrical and musical productions in the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Procedural posture

Appeal from denial of Form I-140; de novo AAO review.

Operative disposition

Appeal dismissed (pp. 1, 7).

Final-merits status

Separate Kazarian final-merits determination not reached because fewer than three criteria were met; AAO nevertheless gave an advisory aggregate adverse conclusion (pp. 6–7).

What the AAO decision addressed

AAO withdrew the director’s favorable awards finding, found only the artistic-display criterion met, and concluded the record did not satisfy three criteria. It stated a separate Kazarian final-merits determination was unnecessary, while giving an advisory aggregate conclusion that sustained acclaim and top-of-field status were not established (pp. 2–7).

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 coded — source PDF

Published material about the person

Not met — source PDF

Judging the work of others

Not coded — source PDF

Original contributions of major significance

Not coded — source PDF

Scholarly authorship

Not coded — source PDF

Artistic display or showcases

Not coded — source PDF

Leading or critical role

Not met — 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

  • pp. 1–7

How this record may be used in research

Comparison scope: Useful narrow arts comparison for distinguishing locally recognized awards, articles about a production versus about an actor, performance/display evidence, and role evidence. Keep the advisory aggregate discussion distinct from a formal final-merits adjudication. Individual source-linked case summary; cautious comparison only.

Editorial use note: Individual source-linked case summary; cautious comparison only.

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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for OCT172019_02B2203