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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN072006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN072006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found neither a one-time major award nor three qualifying criteria. Recruitment need does not waive the statutory acclaim standard; submitted recognition, role and compensation evidence was insufficient.
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Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN072006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 7, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: military medicine / physician. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; petitioner relied on military recruitment and physician need. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not reached; threshold of three criteria was not established." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found neither a one-time major award nor three qualifying criteria. Recruitment need does not waive the statutory acclaim standard; submitted recognition, role and compensation evidence was insufficient.
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 |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–5; criterion analysis pp. 3–5; disposition p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Negative comparator for arguments that labor-market need, recruitment interest, routine professional duties, or unsupported pay alone establish EB-1A eligibility. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Appeal posture and military physician argument; statutory classification standard.
PDF page 5 — Concludes fewer than three criteria and no one-time award; dismisses 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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