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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT272016_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found artistic display met but all other analyzed criteria failed; initial threshold unmet.
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: Matter of Y-G- identifies a Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition under INA 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT272016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2016-10-27 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; sculptor and architect/designer |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal; dismissal of EB-1A denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Only artistic-display criterion was met; the three-criterion evidentiary threshold was unmet. AAO states that aggregate record did not support eligibility but did not reach a formal Kazarian final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found artistic display met but all other analyzed criteria failed; initial threshold unmet.
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 | Not met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 7 |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 7 |
Leading or critical role | |
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: Matter of Y-G- concerns a sculptor/architectural designer from China; appeal followed denial for failure to establish at least three criteria.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Award and association claims failed because certificates/memberships were not adequately translated or shown to meet national-recognition or outstanding-achievement standards.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Published-material and contribution claims failed for uncertified translations, missing major-media proof, and no demonstrated field-wide impact.; pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: Scholarly-authorship claim failed because the article lacked a complete certified translation and publication-quality evidence.; pages: 7
claim: The AAO found artistic-display criterion met based on photographs/certificates showing sculptures displayed at artistic exhibitions.; pages: 7
claim: Leading/critical role was not established: project-director titles lacked hierarchy and company-wide impact evidence; employer reputation also insufficient.; pages: 7; 8
claim: AAO concluded initial evidence was below three criteria and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 8
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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