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EB-1A appeals: Arts

343 real anonymized AAO decisions on the EB-1A talent visa in Arts - with the criteria and reasons broken down per case. These are appeals (mostly denials): a base for studying real reasons, not approval statistics.

Outcomes

Dismissed: 279 (81%) · remanded: 52 (15%) · sustained: 12 (3%)

Criteria in this field

Counted most: Exhibitions, Judging, Published material about you; NOT counted most: Awards, Published material about you, Leading role

All cases (343)

FAQ

How do EB-1A appeals in Arts usually end?
Of 343 cases in the base: 279 dismissed (81%), 52 remanded (15%), 12 sustained (3%). These are appeals - mostly denials; you cannot derive visa approval odds from them.
Which criteria are counted most often in Arts?
Counted most often: Exhibitions (130), Judging (117), Published material about you (90). NOT counted most often: Awards (192), Published material about you (152), Leading role (116).

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Other fields

Based on: 1,242 AAO EB-1A appeal decisions · issued Jan 2020 - Feb 2025 · USCIS: AAO non-precedent decisions · all decisions

Sources

Public anonymized AAO decisions. Reference information, not legal advice; the appeal sample skews toward denials and does not reflect approval odds.