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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision SEP062007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 8). Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP062007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 8). AAO agreed that older tumbling/gymnastics awards satisfied one criterion, but found no other criterion met. The evidence did not establish qualifying publication, artistic showcase, leading/critical role, or high salary/commercial success; therefore the three-criterion threshold was not reached (pp. 3–8).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP062007_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 6, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | Performing artist / acrobat in Cirque du Soleil shows including La Nouba; earlier tumbling and gymnastics awards also considered. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial of Form I-140; legacy AAO decision. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 8). |
Final-merits status | No separate Kazarian final-merits determination; legacy conclusion found only one criterion and no eligibility (pp. 3, 8). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed that older tumbling/gymnastics awards satisfied one criterion, but found no other criterion met. The evidence did not establish qualifying publication, artistic showcase, leading/critical role, or high salary/commercial success; therefore the three-criterion threshold was not reached (pp. 3–8).
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 | met — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow historic performing-arts comparator for aging awards, a performer’s specific role within an ensemble, and the difference between publicity/reviews and commercial success evidence. Individual historic case summary; do not state that the person was denied for lack of any criterion—the decision accepted one.
Editorial use note: Individual historic case summary; do not state that the person was denied for lack of any criterion—the decision accepted one.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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