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EB-1A membership — AAO decision SEP252024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Three threshold criteria were accepted, but the totality did not show sustained acclaim or the small percentage at the very top of acting.
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 decision identifies a Form I-140 extraordinary-ability proceeding under INA § 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP252024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 25, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision; procedural posture noted below. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center final-merits denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly reached final merits and found the record insufficient to establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field status. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Three threshold criteria were accepted, but the totality did not show sustained acclaim or the small percentage at the very top of acting.
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 | |
Published material about the person | met — p. 2 |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 5 |
Leading or critical role | met — p. 2 |
High salary or remuneration | met — p. 2 |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The Director found published material, leading/critical role, and high remuneration met at the threshold; AAO reviewed the remaining claimed evidence in final merits.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found the evidence did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field status: media evidence, roles, salary comparisons, and box-office assertions did not establish the required individual standing; one Netflix episode involved one workday.; pages: 3; 6; 7
claim: AAO dismissed the appeal after adverse final merits.; pages: 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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