Direct answer: AAO EB-1A Decision Research Index: 4,382 Source-Reviewed Records organizes source-reviewed AAO material around one research question and links readers to the underlying decision records.

This research index connects the 4,382 source-reviewed records in the full route-gap corpus with criterion, procedural, evidence-combination, and sector guides. Every case page links to its official USCIS PDF and states the source-review limits.

How to use the index

Search by decision ID or profession, then inspect the procedural posture and criterion status. “Not reached,” “not considered,” “not coded,” and a remand are different from a finding that a criterion was not met. Use the PDF page links on each record to verify any quotation or comparison. The index includes records held out of a merits comparison, with their scope or source limits shown.

Topic and sector research guides

• EB-1A Awards evidence in AAO decisions: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Membership evidence and outstanding achievement: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Published material about the EB-1A beneficiary: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Judging the work of others: source-reviewed decisions: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Original contributions and major significance: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Scholarly authorship in AAO decisions: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Artistic display and showcases: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Leading or critical role in distinguished organizations: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A High salary and remuneration evidence: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A Commercial success in the performing arts: Full AAO Corpus Research Guide

• EB-1A The three-criterion threshold: what AAO decisions did and did not reach

• EB-1A When the threshold is not met: why final merits may not be reached

• EB-1A After three criteria: final-merits review in AAO decisions

• EB-1A Remand and favorable outcomes: what the disposition actually means

• AAO Procedure Research: Summary dismissal and specific appeal arguments

• AAO Procedure Research: Untimely appeals and motions: procedural decisions

• AAO Procedure Research: AAO remands and inadequate agency explanations

• AAO Procedure Research: Withdrawal and mootness in AAO proceedings

• AAO Procedure Research: Revocation proceedings versus initial petition denials

• AAO Procedure Research: Abandoned and waived issues in AAO appeals

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Three-criterion threshold and final-merits review

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Evidence combinations at final merits and totality

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Conclusive claims, specific error, and procedural dismissal

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Timeliness, successive motions, and procedural history

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Remands where eligibility remains unresolved

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Withdrawal, mootness, and disposition limits

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Waiver, abandonment, and issues left undecided

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Independent corroboration and evidence-source quality

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Translations, certifications, and document defects

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Individual role versus organizational reputation

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Originality versus major significance

• EB-1A Evidence Combinations: Coverage of the person versus an employer, product, or event

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Sports and athletics: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Business, finance, and entrepreneurship: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Technology, engineering, and computing: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Research, sciences, and medicine: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Arts, media, and performance: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Education and teaching: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Law, policy, and public service: Full-Corpus Research Hub

• EB-1A AAO Decisions in Other named professions: Full-Corpus Research Hub

Source-reviewed decision examples

• APR012013_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed. Official decision PDF.

• APR022014_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed.

• APR032024_01B2203 — Director’s decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. This is not an approval or a final merits result. Official decision PDF.

• APR032024_02B2203 — dismissed

• APR042018_01B2203 — A research scientist's appeal was sustained; he qualified as an individual of extraordinary ability. Official decision PDF.

• APR052005_16B2203 — sustained

• MAR202005_03B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• MAR052012_01B2203 — Appeal rejected as improperly filed; no AAO appellate jurisdiction over its own decision. Official decision PDF.

• MAR042019_02B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• JUL282009_03B2203 — dismissed Official decision PDF.

• FEB172011_02B2203 — dismissed Official decision PDF.

• MAR232023_02B2203 — {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed.', 'basis': 'AAO reviewed claimed criteria including awards, published material, judging, original contributions, display, leading/critical role and commercial success. On the evidence described, the petitioner did not establish the required initial-evidence threshold; final merits was not reached.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

• NOV142016_02B2203 — Appeal dismissed.

• JUL052012_01B2203 — {'outcome': 'Appeal rejected as improperly filed.', 'basis': 'Required petitioner signature was absent from I-290B and the later purported G-28 petitioner signature was not accepted as genuine/executed by petitioner.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2]}

• FEB172011_03B2203 — Appeal dismissed.

• MAY252007_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• JUL282009_02B2203 — Appeal dismissed.

• MAR232010_01B2203 — Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained and petition approved. Official decision PDF.

• JUN242005_24B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• MAY212013_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• JAN312025_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• DEC052011_01B2203 — Appeal rejected. Official decision PDF.

• JUN242005_07B2203 — The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v). Official decision PDF.

• JAN202006_02B2203 — {'outcome': 'Appeal sustained.', 'basis': 'The AAO sustained the appeal on the older record, describing the petitioner’s research as a series of significant and original contributions, including discovery of metal-cluster structures and development of a synthesis methodology. The source evaluates exceptional ability under the pre-2008 framework.', 'citation_pages': [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

• SEP272019_01B2203 — Appeal dismissed Official decision PDF.

• JAN102006_06B2203 — dismissed Official decision PDF.

• JUL172024_01B2203 — Appeal summarily dismissed. Official decision PDF.

• JAN202006_03B2203 — dismissed Official decision PDF.

• NOV072018_02B2203 — {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed.', 'basis': 'The AAO found the record established leading/critical role and judging criteria, but final-merits review did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. It dismissed the appeal.', 'citation_pages': [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

• NOV162005_28B2203 — The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v). Official decision PDF.

AAO decisions are individual, nonprecedent records. Distinguish the Director’s findings, petitioner assertions, the AAO’s holding, remand directions, and any issue not reached. Historical decisions may apply an earlier legal framework; this research is not current filing advice.

Current framework and corrections

For the current regulatory framework, consult the USCIS Policy Manual. Read the source and corrections methodology before relying on an extracted summary.

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