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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision MAR092007_03B2203: Appeal dismissed with an express finding of fraud and willful material…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR092007_03B2203: Appeal dismissed with an express finding of fraud and willful material misrepresentation. AAO found the submitted biography plagiarized other artists’ accomplishments and misrepresented them as the petitioner’s own; petitioner did not rebut the notice with independent objective evidence. Remaining EB-1A evidence was not credited as establishing eligibility; appeal dismissed.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR092007_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 9, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability petition (AAO nonprecedent decision) |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; AAO issued notice of derogatory information, petitioner did not respond. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed with an express finding of fraud and willful material misrepresentation. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_due_credibility_and_threshold |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the submitted biography plagiarized other artists’ accomplishments and misrepresented them as the petitioner’s own; petitioner did not rebut the notice with independent objective evidence. Remaining EB-1A evidence was not credited as establishing eligibility; appeal dismissed.
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 |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Sensitive fraud finding; underlying exhibits and response file unavailable. Keep factual language strictly attributed to AAO decision."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: AAO notice identified purported biography passages as plagiarized from biographies/articles about other dancers and choreographers; petitioner did not respond to notice.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO found the filing sought an immigration benefit by fraud/willful misrepresentation and states the finding is relevant in future admissibility proceedings.; pages: 3
claim: The decision separately found EB-1A eligibility unsupported and ordered dismissal with further finding concerning knowingly submitted false statements.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Legacy decision cover; identity and filing details.
PDF page 3 — No response; fraud/misrepresentation analysis and legal framework.
PDF page 4 — Statutory criteria and underlying petition evidence reviewed; eligibility discussion.
PDF page 5 — Continuation of denial grounds and appeal review.
PDF page 6 — Conclusion/order dismissing appeal with further fraud finding.
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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