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EB-1A membership — AAO decision SEP102024_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP102024_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found the AEA evidence did not establish that membership required outstanding achievements judged by recognized experts; submitted materials did not show applicable selective entry requirements. Other claims were left unresolved because the record did not establish the threshold.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP102024_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 10, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field claimed: professional choreography / performing arts. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner argued membership in Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) satisfied a criterion. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "Not reached; initial evidentiary threshold not met." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the AEA evidence did not establish that membership required outstanding achievements judged by recognized experts; submitted materials did not show applicable selective entry requirements. Other claims were left unresolved because the record did not establish the threshold.
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 reached |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not reached |
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 coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–4; classification and threshold p. 2, membership analysis pp. 3–4, order p. 4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Current comparator for professional association membership: a respected union or association is not enough without evidence of outstanding-achievement-based admission. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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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