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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP242015_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The initial threshold was not met. Page 14 explicitly adds that aggregate review supports an unfavorable finding on level of expertise; preserve this as unfavorable aggregate/final-merits review while noting the AAO says it need not provide the formal type of determination.
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Scope classification from review: Physical source is an AAO/SCOPS decision concerning EB-1A classification and appeal or related merits review.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP242015_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 24, 2015 |
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; appeal dismissed; cited as Matter of E-R-L-. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Page 14 says no formal Kazarian-type final-merits determination is needed because the threshold fails, but aggregate review supports a finding that the petitioner did not demonstrate the required level of expertise. Record as unfavorable aggregate review with this caveat. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The initial threshold was not met. Page 14 explicitly adds that aggregate review supports an unfavorable finding on level of expertise; preserve this as unfavorable aggregate/final-merits review while noting the AAO says it need not provide the formal type of 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 | |
Judging the work of others | |
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 coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Public-copy decision date and EB-1A appeal posture are legible; petitioner identity and portions of field/evidence are redacted.; evidence_pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO evaluates the evidence under several criteria and concludes the initial three-category evidentiary requirement is unmet.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13
claim: The AAO states that although it need not provide the type of final-merits determination described in Kazarian, aggregate review supports a finding that required expertise was not shown.; evidence_pages: 14
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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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