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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC272005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The evidence did not establish the required one-time achievement or at least three criteria, and the record did not demonstrate sustained acclaim.
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: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A extraordinary-ability eligibility or the procedural review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC272005_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-12-27 |
Classification / field stated in source | Chinese painter / artist; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition; AAO reviews awards, membership, published material, contributions, artistic display, and leading role. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The evidence did not establish the required one-time achievement or at least three criteria, and the record did not demonstrate sustained acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The evidence did not establish the required one-time achievement or at least three criteria, and the record did not demonstrate sustained acclaim.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 5 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 6 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition concerns a Chinese painter; the AAO dismissed the appeal.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Submitted certificates and awards were not shown to be nationally or internationally recognized; the record lacked evidence of sustained acclaim.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Membership requirements and qualifying published coverage were not established.; pages: 4; 5
claim: The decision finds no evidence of major-significance contributions, qualifying artistic exhibition, or a leading/critical role for a distinguished organization.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO concludes petitioner did not establish extraordinary ability; appeal dismissed.; pages: 7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
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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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