AAO research
EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY162005_03B2203: Prior AAO decision withdrawn; petition approved. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY162005_03B2203: Prior AAO decision withdrawn; petition approved. Awards: met; leading/critical role: met; high salary: met (pp. 3–4). Final merits: met; AAO concludes sustained acclaim and that beneficiary’s achievements are recognized in the field (p. 3).
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY162005_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 16, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in business; beneficiary is a senior vice president of marketing and communications at a credit union. |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen after a prior AAO denial. AAO granted reopening, reconsidered award and leadership evidence, and found three criteria met: nationally recognized awards, leading/critical role at a distinguished credit union, and high salary relative to others in the occupation. It concluded the beneficiary established sustained national acclaim and eligibility. |
Operative disposition | Prior AAO decision withdrawn; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | met |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards: met; leading/critical role: met; high salary: met (pp. 3–4). Final merits: met; AAO concludes sustained acclaim and that beneficiary’s achievements are recognized in the field (p. 3).
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 | met — source PDF |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Awards: met; leading/critical role: met; high salary: met (pp. 3–4). Final merits: met; AAO concludes sustained acclaim and that beneficiary’s achievements are recognized in the field (p. 3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: This is a motion-stage approval grounded in its specific record; preserve the occupational and organizational context.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify exact procedural posture and nonprecedent status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover dated May 16, 2005; motion to reopen EB-1A petition.
PDF page 2 — Explains reopening, criteria and award evidence; Director’s decision withdrawn.
PDF page 4 — Order withdraws prior decision and approves petition.
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
Entrepreneurship sector research
Final Merits research
Browse the AAO decision index · Read EB-1A evidence guides · Review source and correction methodology.