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EB-1A membership — AAO decision OCT252018_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found judging and artistic display met, but rejected membership, published material, leading/critical role, and high salary. Fewer than three criteria were met; it did not reach a separate final-merits determination.
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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT252018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-10-25 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed. AAO found judging and artistic display met but other claims failed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO did not find the initial three-criterion threshold met. It provided an aggregate acclaim observation but did not conduct a distinct final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found judging and artistic display met, but rejected membership, published material, leading/critical role, and high salary. Fewer than three criteria were met; it did not reach a separate final-merits determination.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 5 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a dancer and choreographer with work in television shows and films.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found judging of dancers on a television show and artistic displays/showcases established.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Membership through television dance-team selection was not shown comparable to selective membership requiring outstanding achievements judged by experts.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Video interviews and web materials did not satisfy published-material requirements; leading/critical role and distinguished reputation of the relevant organizations were not established.; pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: Hourly project compensation did not demonstrate high salary relative to others in the field; the appeal was dismissed.; pages: 7; 8; 9
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How to use this record
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