EB-1AArts, design, architectureIndividualDecided 2025Dismissed
Outcome: Dismissed
JUL102025_02B2203
JudgingMetAwardsNot metMembershipNot metPublished materialClaimed, not analyzedFinal meritsNot reached / not discussed
Our summary
A model and pageant/fashion choreographer claimed four EB-1A criteria on appeal. The AAO dismissed the appeal, finding she met only the judging criterion and failed two others, thus falling below the three-criterion threshold required for extraordinary ability classification.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
What the AAO accepted
- Judging · SCOPS and AAO concur petitioner met criterion as judge
What was missing
- Awards · Awards not nationally or internationally recognized; only local coverage demonstrated
- Membership · Membership requirements not met; no evidence of recognition by national or international experts
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
 Judging | Met | SCOPS and AAO concur petitioner met criterion as judge |
 Awards | Not met | Awards not nationally or internationally recognized; only local coverage demonstrated |
 Membership | Not met | Membership requirements not met; no evidence of recognition by national or international experts |
 Published material | Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed on appeal but unnecessary to decide given failure of other criteria |
 Final merits | Not reached / not discussed | Not reached; petitioner met only one of three required criteria |
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