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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT282009_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the petitioner did not establish the regulatory criteria claimed for industrial design. It also rejected the commercial-success criterion because the field was not performing arts and product sales attributable to the petitioner were not documented.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT282009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 28, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision concludes that the antecedent three-criterion threshold was not met; it does not conduct a separate final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the petitioner did not establish the regulatory criteria claimed for industrial design. It also rejected the commercial-success criterion because the field was not performing arts and product sales attributable to the petitioner were not documented.
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 — p. 4 |
Membership | Not met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
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 | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 14 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition seeks EB-1A classification in industrial design.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: The AAO considered evidence relating to awards, membership, published material, contributions, leading role, remuneration and commercial success.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14
claim: The AAO found the claimed evidence insufficient to meet the threshold and dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 14; 15
How this record may be used in research
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How to use this record
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