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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP052024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP052024_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Only published material is accepted among criteria discussed; AAO rejects the award and original-contribution claims, with display not challenged. 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: The source is an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP052024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 5, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A Form I-140. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO concludes fewer than three criteria were established and expressly says it need not provide a final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only published material is accepted among criteria discussed; AAO rejects the award and original-contribution claims, with display not challenged. 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 | Not met — p. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | waived — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 2 |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
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: The petitioner is a digital artist producing surrealist photomontage and described prior O-1B work and plans to continue digital art in the United States.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO accepted published material, but rejected awards and original contributions; the petitioner did not challenge the director’s finding on judging, which was waived, and did not press membership.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: AAO found fewer than three criteria and dismissed; no formal final-merits determination was reached.; evidence_pages: 2; 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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