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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP092021_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO agreed that lesser awards and published media were met, but found no qualifying artistic display, leading/critical role, or commercial success. Major-award, membership, and scholarly-authorship claims were abandoned; the threshold was 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 PDF identifies this as an AAO Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP092021_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 9, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO did not reach a formal final-merits determination after finding fewer than three criteria; it separately reviewed acclaim in the aggregate. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO agreed that lesser awards and published media were met, but found no qualifying artistic display, leading/critical role, or commercial success. Major-award, membership, and scholarly-authorship claims were abandoned; the threshold was 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 | met — p. 2 |
Membership | abandoned — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | met — p. 2 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | abandoned — p. 3 |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a film actress who appeared in films and videos; the director denied the petition, and AAO dismissed the appeal.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO agreed that lesser nationally/internationally recognized awards and published media about the petitioner and her work satisfied two criteria; the major-award argument was abandoned.; pages: 2
claim: Billboards, DVD covers, conventions, and promotional appearances did not establish display of the petitioner’s artistic work at an artistic exhibition or showcase.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Film credits and letters did not show a leading/critical role for a distinguished organization; company reputation and impact evidence were insufficient.; pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: Streaming/view counts, DVD sales and subscription earnings lacked a reliable comparative context demonstrating commercial success in performing arts.; pages: 6; 7
claim: The decision expressly declined formal final merits after the threshold failed and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 8
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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PDF page 8 — Final physical page visually inspected; conclusion and operative order checked.
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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