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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC182006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC182006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Initial threshold not met; old regional/undocumented recognition not sustained; continuing-work evidence absent.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC182006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 18, 2006 (cover stamp shows Dec. 18) |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal / AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Vermont Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | considered_unfavorable_after_initial_criteria_failure |
What the AAO decision addressed
Initial threshold not met; old regional/undocumented recognition not sustained; continuing-work evidence absent.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not met |
Membership | Not met |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No completeness hold; privacy redactions and old scan, but analysis and order legible."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petition filed Sept. 30, 2005; petitioner had resided in U.S. since 1999; claimed awards were largely 1990s China certificates with uncertified translations and regional/provincial evidence.; pages: 2; 3; 4
claim: Association membership and display evidence did not establish expert-based outstanding-achievement selection or display at significant venues.; pages: 4; 5
claim: No recent awards after 1998, weakening sustained-acclaim claim; salary lacked amount/comparative records.; pages: 4; 5
claim: AAO found no three criteria, no sustained acclaim and no evidence of plans to continue work in U.S.; dismissed appeal.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: limited_historical_context_only
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover and date stamp; art-craft artist/director petition.
PDF page 2 — Appeal posture, filing and sustained-acclaim context.
PDF page 4 — Awards/membership/display criteria; no awards after 1998.
PDF page 5 — Display and salary criteria fail; overall acclaim and future-work requirements not met.
How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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