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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision JUN022005_20B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN022005_20B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found leading/critical role and high remuneration met, but found fewer than three qualifying criteria and made an overall finding that the record did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field distinction. (pp. 3–9).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN022005_20B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 2, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts / performing arts; Australian comedy acrobat (knockabout act) |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No distinct Kazarian two-step final-merits section; AAO explicitly found overall that the beneficiary was talented but the evidence did not place him significantly above almost all others or show sustained acclaim. (pp. 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed. The AAO found leading/critical role and high remuneration met, but found fewer than three qualifying criteria and made an overall finding that the record did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field distinction. (pp. 3–9)
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A comparison page can explain how awards, press, influence, selective showcases, role, and remuneration were analyzed in two acrobat cases, avoiding the claim that either decision creates a categorical rule.
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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