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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL122005_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The record did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim; the appeal was dismissed.
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: Source identifies an AAO appeal concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL122005_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 12, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A Form I-140; public-copy nonprecedent decision. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision does not make a separate formal final-merits determination after finding the claimed criteria insufficient. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The record did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim; the appeal was dismissed.
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 met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
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 petitioner sought EB-1A classification as an electrical engineer in electric machines and drives; the decision addresses awards, membership, judging, original contributions and authorship.; evidence_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 8
claim: The AAO found the University of Akron teaching-assistant certificate was not a nationally recognized award and IEEE membership did not show outstanding-achievement admission requirements; peer review activity was not enough to demonstrate sustained acclaim.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: The AAO found original contributions and authorship unsupported by evidence of field-wide significance or influence; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
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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