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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR232006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (physical p. 7). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR232006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (physical p. 7). The record did not establish at least three criteria. It included a medal/award claim, memberships, published materials, contributions, authorship and performance-related evidence; the AAO found the evidence insufficient to show qualifying recognition/impact, field-level acclaim, or the required distinction. The final page concludes the petitioner did not distinguish himself from others in the field and lacked sustained acclaim (pp. 2–7).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR232006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 23, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A arts; self-represented musician/composer; AAO appeal of Form I-140 denial. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of service-center denial; full merits review of extraordinary-ability criteria. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied (physical p. 7). |
Final-merits status | Aggregate conclusion reached: record did not establish sustained national/international acclaim or distinction at the top of the field (p. 7). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The record did not establish at least three criteria. It included a medal/award claim, memberships, published materials, contributions, authorship and performance-related evidence; the AAO found the evidence insufficient to show qualifying recognition/impact, field-level acclaim, or the required distinction. The final page concludes the petitioner did not distinguish himself from others in the field and lacked sustained acclaim (pp. 2–7).
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 coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — 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-cited findings recorded in review
Citations use physical PDF page numbers; pages were visually inspected in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Older arts/music case may support a carefully labeled discussion of evidence for a musician/composer; identify the precise criterion lesson from the decision and preserve its 2006 context. Avoid treating it as current policy without a current-law cross-check. Potential individual case page; retain historical date and nonprecedent status.
Editorial use note: Potential individual case page; retain historical date and nonprecedent status.
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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