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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY032005_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found published material and leading/critical role met, but the overall record did not establish extraordinary ability; other asserted criteria were not met.
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: Complete printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity and posture confirmed on opening page(s).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY032005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 3, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO considered the record overall and found that despite the petitioner’s success leading a distinguished company and receiving media coverage, he had not established extraordinary ability at filing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found published material and leading/critical role met, but the overall record did not establish extraordinary ability; other asserted criteria were not met.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met — p. 8 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner was a Chinese business executive associated with the Shenyang Tonglian Group and claimed business recognition, association memberships, media coverage, editorial/judging activity, contributions, organizational leadership, and salary.; pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: The AAO found the published-media criterion met based on five articles in major national/business publications and found leading/critical role met based on evidence of his leadership in a distinguished company; award, membership, judging, contribution, and salary claims failed.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The AAO described him as a successful businessman but concluded the record did not establish extraordinary ability as of filing; appeal dismissed.; pages: 8; 9
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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