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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN312007_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN312007_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found no qualifying award or three criteria and found the evidence did not show extraordinary ability. (p. 11).
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_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN312007_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 31, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A petition in engineering/materials science; petitioner held research-associate positions and claimed composite-material research achievements. (pp. 2–3, 10) |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO dismissed. (pp. 2, 11) |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Aggregate conclusion found eligibility and top-of-field status not established. (p. 11) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found no qualifying award or three criteria and found the evidence did not show extraordinary ability. (p. 11)
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 met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | not met |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
Identity redacted; no source completeness hold.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: If cleared after editorial review, prepare a decision-specific source-linked summary with exact procedural posture, criterion states, dated page citations, redaction preservation, and non-precedent notice where applicable. Possible narrow comparison on distinguishing promising biodegradable-composite research and favorable expert letters from proof of major field significance; historic decision.
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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