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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN202005_08B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The record did not establish a one-time major award or at least three criteria; appeal dismissed without final-merits review.
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: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN202005_08B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-06-20 |
Classification / field stated in source | business executive and owner/manager of industrial companies; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews awards, published material, original contributions, leading/critical role, and high salary, finding the claimed criteria insufficient; final merits is not reached. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The record did not establish a one-time major award or at least three criteria; appeal dismissed without final-merits review. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The record did not establish a one-time major award or at least three criteria; appeal dismissed without final-merits review.
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 | Not met — p. 4 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 6 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification based on business and industrial activity, including a claimed invention and company leadership.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Awards and certificates did not establish the required internationally recognized distinction.; pages: 3
claim: Published material and patent-related evidence did not establish qualifying coverage or original contributions of major significance.; pages: 4
claim: Company roles and business documents did not establish a leading/critical role for organizations with distinguished reputations.; pages: 5
claim: Salary and company evidence did not establish high remuneration or required initial eligibility.; pages: 6
claim: AAO dismissed the appeal.; pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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