AAO research
EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY032005_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Director’s revocation was affirmed; AAO found local/outdated recognition and evidence insufficient to establish at least three criteria.
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: Decision expressly identifies INA 203(b)(1)(A) arts petition and review of revocation.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY032005_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-05-03 (filename ID date; cover date field is partly illegible) |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; proceeding concerns revocation of prior approval |
Procedural posture | Appeal from revocation of an approved EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO finds criteria unmet and gives an overall acclaim conclusion, but does not make a formal Kazarian final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director’s revocation was affirmed; AAO found local/outdated recognition and evidence insufficient to establish at least three criteria.
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 met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 6 |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The approved EB-1A petition was revoked after a notice of intent to revoke; appeal arguments focused on old awards and alleged USCIS error, not the director’s specific eligibility findings.; pages: 2
claim: Chinese musical saw performer/composer/educator submitted Shanghai awards, Chinese music associations, Chinese-language press, books/manuscripts, and professional appointments.; pages: 3; 4; 6; 7
claim: AAO found awards were local or too remote from filing; associations did not require outstanding achievements judged by national/international experts.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Publication claims lacked major-media/circulation and timing proof; contributions lacked independent impact proof; book editing did not establish scholarly authorship; performances/books did not establish artistic showcase display.; pages: 4; 5; 6; 7
claim: Leadership/role claims lacked evidence of distinguished organizations and qualifying roles; the record did not show sustained acclaim after 1987.; pages: 7; 8
claim: AAO dismissed appeal and left revocation in place.; pages: 2; 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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.
Related corpus research
Full-corpus research index
Awards research
Membership research
Published material about the person research
Judging the work of others research
Original contributions of major significance research
Scholarly authorship research
Artistic display or showcases research
Leading or critical role research
High salary or remuneration research
Commercial success in the performing arts research
Performance sector research
Teaching sector research
Final Merits research
Browse the AAO decision index · Read EB-1A evidence guides · Review source and correction methodology.