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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision MAR252005_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR252005_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. Record did not establish requisite sustained acclaim. Participation in Armory Show was not exclusive enough for comparable display evidence; role and gallery reputation evidence, salary comparisons and other criteria were insufficient. (pp. 3–8).
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 | MAR252005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 25, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Visual arts / photography; photographer and gallery director |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Legacy decision weighs total record and finds no sustained acclaim; no separate modern final-merits stage. (p. 8) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Record did not establish requisite sustained acclaim. Participation in Armory Show was not exclusive enough for comparable display evidence; role and gallery reputation evidence, salary comparisons and other criteria were insufficient. (pp. 3–8)
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 — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — 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
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How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful visual-arts comparator on showcase exclusivity, gallery/board roles, and appropriate high-salary comparison groups. Individual historical case page; label Armory Show comparable-evidence discussion accurately.
Editorial use note: Individual historical case page; label Armory Show comparable-evidence discussion accurately.
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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