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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP212009_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found the evidence did not establish a major internationally recognized award or at least three criteria. The decision also discussed the record in the aggregate, but did not label a separate final-merits determination.
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 an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP212009_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-09-21 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A Form I-140. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision rejects eligibility at the one-time-award/three-criteria threshold and does not identify a separate final-merits stage. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the evidence did not establish a major internationally recognized award or at least three criteria. The decision also discussed the record in the aggregate, but did not label a separate final-merits determination.
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 | |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
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 | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition concerns a kosher chef and the appeal challenges denial of EB-1A classification.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO rejected evidence of awards, judging, leading/critical role, and high salary; cited deficiencies include local or post-filing awards, routine workplace judging, no distinguished-reputation/critical-role proof, and unsupported pay comparisons.; evidence_pages: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
claim: The AAO concluded the petitioner did not establish a major award or three criteria and dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 10
How this record may be used in research
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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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