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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR132007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found award, contribution, display, role, salary, and commercial-success criteria unmet; it withdrew the separate finding on prospective U.S. benefit.
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: Cover and discussion identify an extraordinary-ability petition under INA 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR132007_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2007-03-13 (filename ID date; cover date field is partly illegible) |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision expressly finds fewer than three criteria; it separately discusses overall acclaim but no formal Kazarian final-merits determination is reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found award, contribution, display, role, salary, and commercial-success criteria unmet; it withdrew the separate finding on prospective U.S. benefit.
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 considered — source PDF |
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 met — p. 4 |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 5 |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner was a Tibetan singer, composer, and musician; evidence included nominations for Tibetan Music Awards, recordings, tours, and letters from arts contacts.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5
claim: AAO found award nominations/regional recognition did not establish a qualifying nationally/internationally recognized award; contributions and performance display claims failed.; pages: 3; 4
claim: TIPA lead-vocalist/tour evidence did not establish a leading/critical role for a distinguished organization; salary comparison evidence was absent.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Commercial-success evidence showed production figures and limited sales (including a retailer report of 222 CDs), not high sales volume, receipts, or record audiences.; pages: 5; 6
claim: AAO found fewer than three criteria and aggregate evidence insufficient to show sustained acclaim/top-of-field status.; pages: 6; 7
claim: AAO withdrew the director’s finding that the petitioner failed to show prospective U.S. benefit, but dismissed appeal because extraordinary-ability eligibility was not established.; pages: 7; 8
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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