EB-1A AAO Appeal Outcomes
Last updated 2026-09-02
The AAO dismissed 88.2% of 4,547 published EB-1A non-precedent appeals from 1999 to 2025 (sustained: 5.0%, remanded: 6.8%).
Outcome Trend by Year
| Year | Dismissed | Sustained | Remanded | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 (78.5%) | 1 | 13 | 65 |
| 2024 | 234 (68.6%) | 3 | 104 | 341 |
| 2023 | 152 (75.2%) | 6 | 44 | 202 |
| 2022 | 128 (81.5%) | 3 | 26 | 157 |
| 2021 | 157 (85.3%) | 10 | 17 | 184 |
| 2020 | 277 (91.1%) | 11 | 16 | 304 |
| 2019 | 195 (87.8%) | 15 | 12 | 222 |
| 2018 | 153 (90.5%) | 16 | 0 | 169 |
| 2017 | 119 (88.1%) | 13 | 3 | 135 |
| 2016 | 93 (84.5%) | 16 | 1 | 110 |
| 2015 | 110 (86.6%) | 16 | 1 | 127 |
| 2014 | 107 (93.9%) | 5 | 2 | 114 |
| 2013 | 168 (94.9%) | 7 | 2 | 177 |
| 2012 | 237 (94.4%) | 12 | 2 | 251 |
| 2011 | 156 (90.2%) | 13 | 4 | 173 |
| 2010 | 101 (91.8%) | 6 | 3 | 110 |
| 2009 | 229 (93.5%) | 7 | 9 | 245 |
| 2008 | 84 (88.4%) | 7 | 4 | 95 |
| 2007 | 77 (90.6%) | 4 | 4 | 85 |
| 2006 | 95 (88.8%) | 5 | 7 | 107 |
| 2005 | 427 (93.6%) | 20 | 9 | 456 |
| 2004 | 23 (100.0%) | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2003 | 16 (—) | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2002 | 2 (—) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 5 (—) | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 (—) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 (—) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top Fields
OtherDismissed: 88.4%
AthleticsDismissed: 87.7%
Visual ArtsDismissed: 91.8%
Performing ArtsDismissed: 91.8%
MusicDismissed: 87.5%
Business & EntrepreneurshipDismissed: 86.6%
Biology & Life SciencesDismissed: 92.5%
MedicineDismissed: 89.5%
EngineeringDismissed: 84.2%
Biomedical ResearchDismissed: 85.0%
Martial ArtsDismissed: 92.8%
Fashion & DesignDismissed: 85.7%
Film & TelevisionDismissed: 87.5%
Journalism & MediaDismissed: 88.0%
EducationDismissed: 93.1%Criteria Frequency (Dismissed vs. Sustained)
Dismissed Sustained
Sample: published AAO non-precedent decisions collected from uscis.gov, 1999–2025. These are appeals, not all USCIS adjudications; approval rates here are not initial-filing approval rates. Read our full methodology.
Get Your Free Strategy Preview →