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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision OCT212022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed At final merits, the totality did not show sustained acclaim or that petitioner was among the small percentage at the very top of radiology; appeal 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 or motion review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT212022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2022-10-21 |
Classification / field stated in source | radiologist and clinical academic; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition; Director found four criteria, and AAO agrees at least three initial criteria are met before conducting final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | At final merits, the totality did not show sustained acclaim or that petitioner was among the small percentage at the very top of radiology; appeal dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
At final merits, the totality did not show sustained acclaim or that petitioner was among the small percentage at the very top of radiology; appeal 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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | unclear — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | unclear — p. 2 |
Scholarly authorship | unclear — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | unclear — p. 2 |
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 a radiologist who worked as a clinical assistant professor and attending physician; Director found four criteria.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO agreed at least three threshold criteria were met but did not decide each criterion individually in further detail.; pages: 2
claim: At final merits, peer-review activity, publications, citation counts, and claimed leadership did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: AAO concluded the petition did not establish extraordinary ability; appeal dismissed.; pages: 6
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
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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