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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision SEP112019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 6). Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP112019_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 6). AAO accepted scholarly authorship and leading/critical role, withdrew the high-salary finding because the comparator evidence was not comparable to an SVP, and found original contributions unsupported. Fewer than three criteria remained; no final-merits determination (pp. 2–6).
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 | SEP112019_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 11, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO nonprecedent EB-1A appeal concerning a senior vice president in marketing/product management for an energy/power company. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; AAO reviewed initial criteria and threshold. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 6). |
Final-merits status | Not reached as fewer than three criteria were established (pp. 5–6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO accepted scholarly authorship and leading/critical role, withdrew the high-salary finding because the comparator evidence was not comparable to an SVP, and found original contributions unsupported. Fewer than three criteria remained; no final-merits determination (pp. 2–6).
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful narrow comparison for salary benchmarking by comparable role and for technology/energy leadership and contribution claims. Nonprecedent decision; preserve context. Individual summary; narrowly eligible for compensation-comparator or leadership comparison.
Editorial use note: Individual summary; narrowly eligible for compensation-comparator or leadership comparison.
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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