AAO Decisions — Page 16
Browse AAO decision summaries, with original USCIS sources. Archive page 16 of 16.
The AAO found a dental-scanning developer’s commercialization, recognition, and independent coverage established final merits and sustained the appeal.
Judging, authorship, and a leading or critical role were accepted, but the AAO found sustained top-of-field acclaim unproven and dismissed the appeal.
The AAO accepted judging and concert display, but found awards, scholarly authorship and leadership evidence insufficient.
The AAO accepted judging and scholarly authorship, but found original contributions and leading/critical role unproven.
Judging and scholarly authorship remained accepted, while fellowship, media, research-significance, and clinical-role evidence did not establish a third category.
The AAO retained two accepted categories and rejected membership, media, contributions, and scholarly-authorship claims.
A job-duty statement and blank pay stub did not document any EB-1A category. The AAO dismissed the tile-and-stone installer’s appeal.
Published material, judging, and leading role were accepted. The AAO found the journalist did not demonstrate continued acclaim after earlier television success.
Uncertified translations, missing recognition and participation evidence, inconsistent exhibition records, and absent U.S. work plans led to dismissal in this 2005 case.
The appeal failed to identify a specific Director error. The AAO also discussed unsupported criterion claims and an inadequately detailed continued-work plan.
The AAO dismissed the appeal after finding the instructor failed to establish three criteria; it did not reach a formal final-merits determination.
The AAO rejected the awards, membership, media, and contributions evidence, while reserving authorship, artistic display, and other statutory issues.
The AAO credited earlier Croatian exhibitions but found no sustained acclaim, recent work, or clear U.S. plans.
A historical boxing-coach record did not establish awards, qualifying duties, sustained acclaim, or clear intended continued U.S. work.
The AAO rejected a youth award, an undocumented festival prize, performance-based judging, orchestra role, and commercial-sales claims.
The stage actor established awards, media, and judging, but the AAO found the full record lacked sufficient national or international acclaim at final merits.