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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision SEP282017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP282017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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: in_scope_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP282017_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-09-28 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO dismissed the appeal.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; classification: Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO dismissed the appeal.; director_findings: As distinguished in the source-specific analysis and disposition. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed.', 'basis': 'The petitioner claimed published material and a leading/critical role, and the Director found display of work. AAO found the submitted articles did not establish published material about the petitioner, found the display evidence did not satisfy the criterion, and found the role evidence insufficient. Fewer than three criteria were established; appeal dismissed.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]} |
Final-merits status | The petitioner claimed published material and a leading/critical role, and the Director found display of work. AAO found the submitted articles did not establish published material about the petitioner, found the display evidence did not satisfy the criterion, and found the role evidence insufficient. Fewer than three criteria were established; appeal dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Narrow comparison for classical dancers and distinguishing media coverage from event publicity, and event participation from a qualifying leading/critical role.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent, fact-specific, and redacted. Final merits was not reached after the threshold failed.'}
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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