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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN032005_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The decision expressly finds only one regulatory criterion met and dismisses; no separate formal final-merits stage follows.
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: The source identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN032005_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-06-03 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of Vermont Service Center EB-1A denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision expressly finds only one regulatory criterion met and dismisses; no separate formal final-merits stage follows. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The decision expressly finds only one regulatory criterion met and dismisses; no separate formal final-merits stage follows.
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 | |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 9 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The beneficiary worked as an international sales and marketing manager for a high-end guitar manufacturer.; pages: 2
claim: Company/product awards were not shown to be awards received by the beneficiary personally.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Published material, letters and claimed musical-instrument market impact did not establish qualifying published material or original contributions of major significance.; pages: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: Letters and sales evidence were adequate to establish a leading/critical role, but did not establish high salary relative to peers.; pages: 8; 9
claim: Only one criterion was met; the appeal was dismissed without a distinct formal final-merits stage.; pages: 9
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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