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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision JUL212005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed summarily. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL212005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed summarily. AAO did not consider the newly submitted membership material as evidence on appeal. Footnote says that even if accepted, it would not establish membership criterion and would address only one of ten criteria, insufficient to establish sustained acclaim/three criteria (p. 2).
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: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL212005_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 21, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field not stated in the visible decision body. |
Procedural posture | Director requested evidence of membership criteria for claimed Chinese Folk Artists Association and Chinese Artist Association memberships. Petitioner did not provide requested documentation in response to the RFE, then submitted two association introductions and prior membership evidence on appeal. AAO declined to accept the new evidence because petitioner had notice and opportunity to respond to the deficiency. Petitioner did not otherwise address denial grounds; appeal summarily dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed summarily. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO did not consider the newly submitted membership material as evidence on appeal. Footnote says that even if accepted, it would not establish membership criterion and would address only one of ten criteria, insufficient to establish sustained acclaim/three criteria (p. 2).
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 considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
AAO did not consider the newly submitted membership material as evidence on appeal. Footnote says that even if accepted, it would not establish membership criterion and would address only one of ten criteria, insufficient to establish sustained acclaim/three criteria (p. 2).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Any comparison must distinguish the evidence-exclusion holding from the conditional footnote and from actual adjudication of the initial record.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich procedural content only; preserve nonprecedent status and posture.
Page-level source trail
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PDF page 1 — AAO cover page dated July 21, 2005; EB-1A petition.
PDF page 3 — Continuation/closing of membership footnote and order dismissing the appeal.
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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