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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB042005_06B2203: Revocation affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Revocation affirmed This is a revocation appeal, not an ordinary denial appeal. AAO affirms the director’s decision; the previously approved petition remains revoked.
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: Physical source is an AAO decision involving an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition (one record is specifically a revocation appeal).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB042005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 4, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140); revocation proceeding |
Procedural posture | AAO review of appeal from director’s revocation of previously approved immigrant petition; director’s revocation affirmed and approval remains revoked. |
Operative disposition | Revocation affirmed |
Final-merits status | The decision applies the sustained-acclaim/top-of-field comparison in explaining why the evidence does not establish extraordinary ability; treat as revocation-posture analysis and not a current initial-petition precedent. |
What the AAO decision addressed
This is a revocation appeal, not an ordinary denial appeal. AAO affirms the director’s decision; the previously approved petition remains revoked.
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 — p. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
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 | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 8 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The underlying petition concerned an actor; the source explains that the previously approved petition was revoked after notice and response.; evidence_pages: 2; 8; 9; 10
claim: The AAO finds the award, published-material, original-contribution, display, leading-role, salary and commercial-success evidence insufficient to establish the classification.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The AAO affirms the director’s revocation; approval remains revoked.; evidence_pages: 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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