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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision SEP112015_02B2203: Motion denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS…
Decision summary: The AAO Motion denied The AAO found the motion did not establish error in its prior findings concerning published material, original contributions, and leading/critical role.
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 a complete AAO EB-1A decision or motion involving an EB-1A proceeding.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP112015_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2015-09-11 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent AAO EB-1A decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | AAO motion-to-reconsider proceeding after dismissal of an EB-1A appeal; motion denied. |
Operative disposition | Motion denied |
Final-merits status | The AAO did not make a final-merits determination because the initial criterion threshold was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the motion did not establish error in its prior findings concerning published material, original contributions, and leading/critical role.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
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 AAO found articles about the petitioner’s book reviews did not establish qualifying published material about the petitioner, and the record did not establish qualifying field publications. (pp. 2–3); pages: 2; 3
claim: Letters and described work did not show contributions had already influenced the field at the required level of major significance. (pp. 3–4); pages: 3; 4
claim: The record did not establish a leading or critical role for a distinguished organization. (pp. 4–6); pages: 4; 6
claim: The motion did not change the prior denial; final merits was not reached because fewer than three criteria were established. (pp. 5–6); pages: 5; 6
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.
PDF page 5 — Leading/critical role analysis. Page rendered and visually inspected in physical order.
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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