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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL242006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed with fraud finding. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed_with_fraud_finding The petitioner did not establish the claimed criteria with credible evidence. AAO found knowingly submitted false documents material to eligibility and dismissed the appeal with a further fraud finding.
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Scope classification from review: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A eligibility or motion review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL242006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2006-07-24 |
Classification / field stated in source | herbal analyst specializing in traditional Chinese medicine; EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews inconsistent and fabricated evidence, dismisses, and enters a further order finding the petitioner knowingly submitted documents with false statements to mislead immigration authorities. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed_with_fraud_finding |
Final-merits status | The petitioner did not establish the claimed criteria with credible evidence. AAO found knowingly submitted false documents material to eligibility and dismissed the appeal with a further fraud finding. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not establish the claimed criteria with credible evidence. AAO found knowingly submitted false documents material to eligibility and dismissed the appeal with a further fraud finding.
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. 6 |
Membership | Not met — p. 6 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 7 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 7 |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner claimed extraordinary ability as an herbal analyst in traditional Chinese medicine.; pages: 1; 5
claim: AAO found material discrepancies and false/fabricated supporting documents, including problems in claimed conference and publication evidence.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 7
claim: The appeal was dismissed and AAO expressly found that the petitioner knowingly submitted documents containing false statements material to eligibility.; pages: 4; 8
How this record may be used in research
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How to use this record
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