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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT272009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO found only the high-salary criterion met; awards, membership, published material, judging, original contributions, and leading/critical role were not established. Only one of three required criteria was met; the appeal was 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: Opening page identifies EB-1A classification under INA §203(b)(1)(A); final page confirms disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT272009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 27, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO found only one criterion met and no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; no distinct modern final-merits determination was reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found only the high-salary criterion met; awards, membership, published material, judging, original contributions, and leading/critical role were not established. Only one of three required criteria was met; the appeal was 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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | met — p. 11 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The beneficiary sought EB-1A as a vice president/senior account executive in fragrance and marketing.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found the salary criterion met based on tax records indicating average salary around $200,000 for 2004–2006; other criteria were not established.; pages: 11
claim: AAO found the three-criterion threshold and sustained-acclaim standard unmet and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 11; 12
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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