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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC272005_18B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC272005_18B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 6). Award certificates lacked independent proof of national/international recognition; association requirements and media evidence were inadequate; performance prominence and receipts were not shown. AAO found fewer than three criteria and also found sustained acclaim/work-continuation deficiencies (pp. 3–6).
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC272005_18B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 27, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; Peking Opera performer (pp. 2–3). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; AAO reviewed award, membership, published material, display/performance and commercial-success evidence (pp. 2–6). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Award certificates lacked independent proof of national/international recognition; association requirements and media evidence were inadequate; performance prominence and receipts were not shown. AAO found fewer than three criteria and also found sustained acclaim/work-continuation deficiencies (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 met |
Published material about the person | Not met — 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 coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source holds and limits
"No completeness hold. Source text refers to petitioner with inconsistent pronouns in places; keep case anonymized and describe occupation as Peking Opera performer."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Cover page, date Dec. 27, 2005; self-represented I-140.; p2: Appeal dismissed; EB-1A arts classification and denial basis.; p3: Award certificates enumerated.; p4: Awards and membership standards; lack of independent award recognition.; p5: Performance prominence, commercial receipts, sustained acclaim and continuing-work findings.; p6: Independent grounds for denial and operative appeal dismissal.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow fit for performing-arts evidence: award provenance, leading performance status, and documented commercial success. Do not treat certificates bearing national labels as independent proof of national stature. Eligible for an arts-evidence summary with citations; older nonprecedent decision, avoid generalizing across later law.
Editorial use note: Eligible for an arts-evidence summary with citations; older nonprecedent decision, avoid generalizing across later law.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover page, date Dec. 27, 2005; self-represented I-140.
PDF page 2 — Appeal dismissed; EB-1A arts classification and denial basis.
PDF page 4 — Awards and membership standards; lack of independent award recognition.
PDF page 6 — Independent grounds for denial and operative appeal dismissal.
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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