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EB-1A membership — AAO decision OCT262009_01B2203: Appeal or motion dismissed, as stated in the decision. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT262009_01B2203: Appeal or motion dismissed, as stated in the decision. Appeal dismissed. AAO found the submitted evidence insufficient under the claimed criteria and did not find sustained national or international acclaim. (pp. 3–9).
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 | OCT262009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 26, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts; choreographer specializing in Nepali classical and folk dance |
Procedural posture | Appeal of service-center denial; AAO de novo appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal or motion dismissed, as stated in the decision. |
Final-merits status | No separate formal Kazarian final-merits determination; the threshold criteria and overall acclaim were found insufficient. (p. 9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed. AAO found the submitted evidence insufficient under the claimed criteria and did not find sustained national or international acclaim. (pp. 3–9)
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 |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — 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: Potential cited explainer on evidence of dance awards, judging scope, performance showcases, and role/income documentation.
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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