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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY032007_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the awards criterion met based on the whole record, but rejected membership, published-material and high-remuneration claims. It did not establish three criteria. The older decision discusses acclaim in the aggregate without a distinct modern final-merits stage.
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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY032007_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2007-05-03 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of denial of EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed. The AAO found one awards criterion met but no sustained acclaim/three-criterion eligibility. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO concluded the evidentiary criteria did not establish eligibility and gave an aggregate acclaim assessment. This 2007 decision does not contain a distinct formal Kazarian final-merits stage. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the awards criterion met based on the whole record, but rejected membership, published-material and high-remuneration claims. It did not establish three criteria. The older decision discusses acclaim in the aggregate without a distinct modern final-merits stage.
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 | Not met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner competed in the 800-meter run, including collegiate competition and events representing Poland.; pages: 1; 2; 4
claim: The AAO found the awards/prizes criterion met after considering the record as a whole, while noting the awards were older and their significance/sustained-acclaim value was limited.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: Membership in track clubs/associations did not meet the criterion’s outstanding-achievement and expert-selection requirements.; pages: 5
claim: The submitted media coverage did not establish qualifying published material in professional/major media about the petitioner.; pages: 5; 6
claim: The salary evidence and asserted comparable evidence did not establish high remuneration or satisfy the regulatory standards.; pages: 7; 8
claim: The record did not establish sustained national/international acclaim at the top of the field; appeal dismissed.; pages: 8; 9
How this record may be used in research
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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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