AAO research
EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP102019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed with willful misrepresentation finding. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed_with_willful_misrepresentation_finding AAO finds willful material misrepresentation in supporting documentation. The petitioner established only the lesser-awards and judging criteria; the initial threshold remained 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: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A eligibility or motion review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP102019_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2019-09-10 |
Classification / field stated in source | actor and model; EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. After an overseas investigation and notice of intent to dismiss, AAO finds willful material misrepresentation, recognizes two criteria (lesser awards and judging), finds fewer than three, and dismisses. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed_with_willful_misrepresentation_finding |
Final-merits status | AAO finds willful material misrepresentation in supporting documentation. The petitioner established only the lesser-awards and judging criteria; the initial threshold remained unmet. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds willful material misrepresentation in supporting documentation. The petitioner established only the lesser-awards and judging criteria; the initial threshold remained 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 | |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
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 was an actor and model who relied in part on a claimed 2004 competition award.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found the lesser-awards and judging criteria met, but not published material or leading/critical role; fewer than three criteria were established.; pages: 2; 4; 7
claim: AAO entered an administrative finding of willful misrepresentation of material facts after reviewing discrepancies and purported supporting documentation.; pages: 1; 3; 5; 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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.
Related corpus research
Full-corpus research index
Awards research
Membership research
Published material about the person research
Judging the work of others research
Original contributions of major significance research
Scholarly authorship research
Artistic display or showcases research
Leading or critical role research
High salary or remuneration research
Commercial success in the performing arts research
Performance sector research
Threshold research
Final Merits research
Browse the AAO decision index · Read EB-1A evidence guides · Review source and correction methodology.