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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP222014_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found artistic display met but rejected awards, membership, published material, contributions, and leading/critical role evidence; fewer than three criteria were established.
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: Opening page identifies an EB-1A petition and final page confirms appeal disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP222014_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 22, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent appeal of EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO states the petitioner failed the antecedent three-category requirement; although it comments that the evidence did not indicate top-of-field acclaim, no formal final-merits determination was required. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found artistic display met but rejected awards, membership, published material, contributions, and leading/critical role evidence; fewer than three criteria were established.
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 | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | met — p. 12 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — p. 2 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — p. 2 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification in art production design and directing; the appeal involved stage/film set-design work.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found display met based on documented set-design work in productions, but rejected awards, membership, press, contributions, and leadership.; pages: 5; 13
claim: The threshold was not met; appeal dismissed.; pages: 13; 14
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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