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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC212005_18B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC212005_18B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). Two older Chinese oil-painting awards were not evidence of sustained acclaim at filing; published material lacked complete translations, bylines/dates or outlet-standing evidence; judging was local; scholarly works lacked complete translations and recognition; displays were routine and not shown to sustain acclaim; one 1994 painting sale did not show sustained high remuneration (physical pp. 3–6).
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_appeal_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC212005_18B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 21, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; visual artist/oil painter. |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Vermont Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Aggregate merits review performed; AAO finds no sustained acclaim or evidence placing the painter at the top of the field (physical p. 6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
Two older Chinese oil-painting awards were not evidence of sustained acclaim at filing; published material lacked complete translations, bylines/dates or outlet-standing evidence; judging was local; scholarly works lacked complete translations and recognition; displays were routine and not shown to sustain acclaim; one 1994 painting sale did not show sustained high remuneration (physical pp. 3–6).
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 coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations use physical PDF page numbers; pages were read in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow comparison for visual-artist evidence: dated awards, foreign-language translation completeness, regional judging, exhibition significance and repeated/comparative art sales. Preserve 2005 policy context. Publish as a dated historical oil-painter appeal summary with criterion-level citations.
Editorial use note: Publish as a dated historical oil-painter appeal summary with criterion-level citations.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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