AAO Decisions — Page 9
Browse AAO decision summaries, with original USCIS sources. Archive page 9 of 16.
Read why the AAO dismissed Aug022006_02B2203 with a fraud finding after a copied biography and unanswered requests for original documents.
The AAO dismissed the theater director and producer’s appeal, finding multiple criterion claims unsupported and separately reviewing final merits.
The AAO accepted artistic screenings and a critical television-station role but found no third category established at filing.
The AAO accepted major-significance contributions, adding to judging and authorship, then remanded for a final-merits determination. It did not approve the petition.
The pastry chef’s media and contributions claims failed. The AAO reserved leading-role and remuneration claims and dismissed the appeal before formal final merits.
An unexplained certificate for help with judging did not establish actual judging duties. Media evidence also failed; awards were reserved and the appeal dismissed.
The historical record did not establish qualifying media or three criteria, and the AAO found the U.S. work plans too vague.
Judging and scholarly authorship were accepted; awards, memberships, media, and field-impact evidence did not establish three criteria.
Read Aug032007_01B2203, its procedural history, the AAO’s actual disposition, and page-linked corrections to the earlier summary.
The AAO revoked approval after finding inconsistent filings and no evidence of a qualifying future-work plan at filing.
Read this corrected decision summary for Aug032010_02B2203, with the original disposition, source passages, and USCIS PDF.
Artistic display was accepted, but awards, media, contributions, and salary evidence did not add two qualifying criteria. Prior O-1 status did not resolve EB-1A eligibility.
Judging, scholarly articles, and artistic display met initial criteria. Design competitions, publications, board work, and international exhibitions supported final merits.
The AAO required meaningful review of a Paralympic swimmer’s awards and other evidence. It did not decide that a major award or three categories were established.
The AAO rejected fellowship and award, membership, judging, contribution, and citation evidence; independent citations were limited.
The AAO dismissed the appeal after finding that the biomedical researcher had not established at least three criteria or sustained national or international acclaim.
Read Aug042008_01B2203, its procedural history, the AAO’s actual disposition, and page-linked corrections to the earlier summary.
The AAO dismissed the appeal after finding that the educator did not establish a major internationally recognized award or at least three regulatory criteria.
Source-reviewed summary of this AAO decision, the evidence assessed, and the stated outcome.
The AAO accepted scholarly authorship but rejected the award, media, judging, contribution, and leadership claims; final merits failed.
The AAO retained original-contribution and scholarly-authorship credit but found the submitted record insufficient to establish eligibility at the 2007 filing.
Membership, media, judging, field impact, performances, and commercial evidence did not establish sustained acclaim on this record.
The AAO accepted one leading/critical role for the Nepal Wushu Association, but rejected the other claimed criteria and dismissed the EB-1A appeal for lack of three criteria and sustained acclaim.
The AAO accepted judging, but rejected the remaining claimed criteria and dismissed the appeal after final-merits review.
The AAO accepted scholarly authorship but found sparse independent citations, research letters, and a temporary visiting role did not establish sustained acclaim.
Read AUG042017_01B2203: failure to answer an AAO notice, dismissal as abandoned, and a separate willful-material-misrepresentation finding.
The AAO credited authorship, a leading bank role and high salary, then dismissed after an adverse final-merits review.
A single documented judging engagement satisfied the category. The author’s case was remanded for final merits, without an approval finding.
Contributions and role were accepted, awards and media were rejected, and an overlooked scholarly-authorship claim required a new decision.
The soccer player met the initial threshold, but success and coverage concentrated in one period did not establish sustained acclaim across the documented career.
The AAO dismissed an EB-1A petition by a high-tech sales/software professional.
The AAO withdrew a favorable published-material finding for a Peking Opera performer and rejected awards, membership, contributions, display, and leadership claims.
A writer’s Rotary citation, four Philippine-American publications, poetry book, freelance work, and media credits did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim.
The AAO accepted scholarly authorship but rejected the remaining claimed categories and found that peer review, citations, and temporary research appointments did not show sustained acclaim.
The AAO dismissed the appeal, sustained revocation, and affirmed a willful material-misrepresentation finding tied to disputed awards, authorship, a patent, and salary evidence.
Detailed traffic-system impact, recognized projects, citation evidence, and editorial service supported contributions and final merits. The appeal was sustained.
The AAO dismissed both motions after unresolved institutional-role evidence and inconsistent earnings and wage comparisons left only judging accepted.
The AAO accepted published material and artistic exhibitions, but rejected awards, association membership, leading or critical role, and high remuneration.
Judging and authorship were accepted, but the AAO found major significance unproven after reviewing citation comparisons, OpenAlex methods, letters, and NIH funding.
The AAO rejected awards, membership, display, role, and commercial-success claims, reserved judging and salary, and dismissed the appeal.