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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision OCT212024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT212024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; denial affirmed. AAO accepts that the Director credited lesser awards, judging, and display for the threshold. In final merits, acclaim/awards/exhibitions and supporting letters do not establish comparative standing among the small percentage at the top or sustained national/international acclaim.
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. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT212024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 21, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; appeal decision |
Procedural posture | EB-1A appeal; Director found three initial criteria (awards, judging, display) and denied at final merits. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; denial affirmed. |
Final-merits status | reached; unfavorable—totality does not establish top-of-field standing or sustained acclaim |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO accepts that the Director credited lesser awards, judging, and display for the threshold. In final merits, acclaim/awards/exhibitions and supporting letters do not establish comparative standing among the small percentage at the top or sustained national/international acclaim.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — 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 coded — 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
claim: Georgian painter has created art since childhood, exhibited in Georgia and internationally, and received national and Ukrainian medals; current work/contracts in U.S. described.; pages: 2
claim: Director found the awards, judging, and artistic-display criteria met; AAO did not revisit other criteria because threshold minimum was met.; pages: 2
claim: AAO finds evidence and letters do not establish the artist’s place relative to the field as a whole; stated exhibitions and awards do not prove top-of-field sustained acclaim.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: Appeal dismissed at final merits.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion_only
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Facts, field, intended work, criteria found by Director, and final-merits posture.
PDF page 3 — Final-merits legal framework and evidence discussion.
PDF page 4 — Analysis of judging/display and comparative acclaim evidence.
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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