AAO Decisions — Page 20
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The AAO accepted nonacademic scholarly articles alongside judging and role evidence, then dismissed the appeal after a separate final-merits review.
EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision AUG202024_02B2203: Withdrawn and remanded. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Awards, media, and judging qualified, but the AAO found the entertainment professional’s overall recognition insufficient at final merits and dismissed the appeal.
The AAO dismissed both second motions after repeated contributions and evidence arguments failed to address the prior motion decision. Read the source.
The AAO added salary credit, withdrew media credit, and retained judging, leaving two criteria despite substantial pharmacy and community accomplishments.
EB-1A remand — AAO decision AUG202025_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO dismissed the appeal after finding that the runner had not established the claimed criteria or shown sustained acclaim.
EB-1A outcome — AAO decision AUG212006_02B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Read Aug212012_01B2203, its procedural history, the AAO’s actual disposition, and page-linked corrections to the earlier summary.
EB-1A remand — AAO decision AUG212012_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision AUG212013_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; May 7, 2013 decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Review…
The AAO accepted judging, personal media coverage, and critical role, then found the app developer’s cumulative record established extraordinary ability.
Judging and display were accepted, but awards, original contributions, and leading-role evidence did not establish a third category.
The AAO retained judging and authorship but affirmed the contributions denial. Read the 2024 findings on citations, presentations, letters, and an innovation used in Iran.
The AAO found unreliable or insufficient evidence for the jeweler’s claimed association membership, awards, published material, scholarly authorship, and artistic display.
Four additional criteria failed on membership, influence, organizational role, and compensation-comparison evidence.
EB-1A membership — AAO decision AUG212025_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO dismissed after finding no qualifying award or three criteria. It cited gaps in award recognition, press, field impact, role evidence, remuneration, and sales.
Read this corrected decision summary for Aug222012_01B2203, with the original disposition, source passages, and USCIS PDF.
Judging remained accepted, but later achievements and internship documentation did not cure the original petition’s eligibility gaps. Both motions were denied.
Authorship and a leading or critical role were accepted. Citations and another company’s use of a model did not establish the third category on this record.
Judging, authorship, and high salary met the threshold, but the AAO found the full record insufficient to show sustained acclaim at the top of the field.
EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision AUG222018_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Scholarly authorship was accepted, but the audiologist’s other evidence did not establish the initial threshold or a comparable-evidence basis.
EB-1A final merits — AAO decision AUG222022_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Media and artistic display were accepted. Awards, associate membership, and instructional-video metrics did not establish a third qualifying criterion.
EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision AUG222024_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; remanded for new decision. Review source status, procedural…
The AAO found fewer than three criteria, reviewed final merits, and corrected the director’s adverse finding about future U.S. work.
Published material and judging remained accepted, but original contributions and occupational salary comparisons did not establish a third category.
Judging and authorship were accepted; grant, media, contribution, and role evidence did not establish a third category.
EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision AUG222025_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO rejected membership and high salary, reserved awards and role, and dismissed the appeal after four pursued categories could not yield three.
FMA and Boston Business Women records did not prove achievement-based admission. The AAO reserved contributions and leading role and dismissed the appeal.
The AAO minimally accepted scholarly authorship but found fewer than three criteria met and dismissed the appeal from revocation of the earlier approval.
The AAO found membership, judging, and scholarly authorship met the threshold, but withdrew the director’s leading-role finding and rejected awards and contributions claims.
EB-1A membership — AAO decision AUG232012_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO reversed the award finding for a chess player, but membership and team-focused publicity did not establish the remaining threshold categories.
The AAO accepted artistic display but found other evidence insufficient; the appeal was dismissed because fewer than three criteria were met.
EB-1A awards — AAO decision AUG232016_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
The AAO found options seminars did not establish judging or major contributions, the manual was unpublished, and remuneration was unverified.