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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN022005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Two criteria (leading/critical role and high salary) are met, below the three-criterion threshold. AAO gives aggregate negative discussion but no distinct formal final-merits step.
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 is an AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability appeal decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN022005_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 2, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Appeal from EB-1A denial; older AAO format. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Two criteria (leading/critical role and high salary) are met, below the three-criterion threshold. AAO gives aggregate negative discussion but no distinct formal final-merits step. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Two criteria (leading/critical role and high salary) are met, below the three-criterion threshold. AAO gives aggregate negative discussion but no distinct formal final-merits step.
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 | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | met — p. 8 |
High salary or remuneration | met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — p. 7 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Beneficiary and partner perform knockabout acrobatics; appeal from denial.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: AAO reviews awards and published material.; evidence_pages: 3
claim: Published-material claims are evaluated.; evidence_pages: 4
claim: Original-contribution claim and evidence of influence considered.; evidence_pages: 5
claim: AAO finds no major-significance contribution; artistic display criterion discussed.; evidence_pages: 6
claim: AAO finds ordinary performances do not establish artistic display/showcase; commercial success evidence is insufficient and that criterion is not reached.; evidence_pages: 7
claim: Leading/critical role and high salary are both found met; AAO then gives aggregate top-of-field analysis.; evidence_pages: 8
claim: Conclusion/order dismissing appeal.; evidence_pages: 9
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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