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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision SEP272017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO agreed judging and scholarly authorship were met. Claimed original contributions of major significance were not established; other asserted contribution areas were not pursued on appeal. With fewer than three criteria, AAO expressly did not conduct formal final merits, while making aggregate no-acclaim observations.
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Scope classification from review: The source is an AAO EB-1A petition appeal and provides decision-specific procedural and evidentiary analysis.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP272017_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 27, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition appeal |
Procedural posture | EB-1A appeal; dismissed after two criteria; formal final merits not reached. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly said it need not provide the formal final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria were established; aggregate observations followed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed judging and scholarly authorship were met. Claimed original contributions of major significance were not established; other asserted contribution areas were not pursued on appeal. With fewer than three criteria, AAO expressly did not conduct formal final merits, while making aggregate no-acclaim observations.
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 | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner was a cardiologist and claimed judging, scholarly authorship, and original contributions; the Director had found judging and scholarly authorship met.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO affirmed evidence of participation as a judge of others and authorship of scholarly articles.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The petitioner’s research addressed contrast-induced acute kidney injury and related cardiovascular topics; publication/citation evidence and expert letters did not establish major significance or broad field impact.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: The source describes additional claimed contributions that were not pursued on appeal; AAO found the original-contributions criterion not met.; pages: 4; 6
claim: AAO stated the petitioner had not met three criteria, did not provide formal final merits, and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 6; 7
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How to use this record
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