O-1B Appeals: Music

Last updated 2026-09-02

The AAO dismissed 93.1% of O-1B appeals from Music petitioners in published non-precedent decisions from 2002–2024 (n=58). The criterion most often at issue was Leading or critical role.

Outcomes by Year

Year	Dismissed	Sustained	Remanded	Total
2024	1 (—)	0	0	1
2023	4 (—)	0	0	4
2022	2 (—)	0	1	3
2021	7 (—)	0	0	7
2020	2 (—)	0	0	2
2018	3 (—)	0	0	3
2015	3 (—)	0	0	3
2014	2 (—)	0	0	2
2013	4 (—)	0	0	4
2012	2 (—)	0	0	2
2011	8 (—)	0	0	8
2010	3 (—)	1	0	4
2008	1 (—)	0	0	1
2007	2 (—)	0	0	2
2006	4 (—)	0	0	4
2005	3 (—)	0	0	3
2004	3 (—)	0	0	3
2002	0 (—)	0	1	1

Criteria Breakdown

Criterion	In Dismissed	In Sustained	Total	Dismissal Rate
Leading or critical role	54	0	58	93.1%
Significant recognition	41	0	44	93.2%
Awards or prizes	34	0	36	94.4%
High salary or remuneration	19	0	21	90.5%
Published material	16	0	17	—
Procedural/filing	15	1	16	—
Commercial success	12	0	14	—
Sustained acclaim/extraordinary ability	12	0	12	—

Example Decisions

Dismissed2024-09-25The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate the beneficiary met at least three regulatory crit Dismissed2023-12-13The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to provide sufficient evidence to meet the claimed criteria. The Dismissed2023-10-18The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner improperly included O-2 beneficiaries on the O-1 petition, which is agai Dismissed2023-08-31The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary met the minimum of three eviden Dismissed2023-02-22The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary met at least three of the requi

Sample: published AAO non-precedent decisions collected from uscis.gov, 2002–2024. These are appeals, not all USCIS adjudications; approval rates here are not initial-filing approval rates. Read our full methodology.

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