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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision MAY182007_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY182007_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO found international award evidence met the awards criterion; multiple festival screenings met display; producing/screenwriting/directing acclaimed festival films met leading/critical role. Record also supported sustained national acclaim and continued work in field.
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: EB-1A merits appeal and approval; historical pre-Kazarian decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY182007_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 18, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal sustained; petition approved |
Procedural posture | Director denied for lack of acclaim. AAO found awards, display, and leading/critical role met, including international film awards, screenings at major festivals, and directing a commissioned film that won awards. Additional evidence included film reviews and professional roles. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | Reached; AAO found sustained acclaim and approved petition. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found international award evidence met the awards criterion; multiple festival screenings met display; producing/screenwriting/directing acclaimed festival films met leading/critical role. Record also supported sustained national acclaim and continued work in field.
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 reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Decision dated May 18, 2007 concerns screenwriter/film director; director denied for lack of sustained acclaim.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found awards criterion met based on awards including Asian Film Award at Tokyo International Film Festival, Best Screenplay at Torino, and Santa Fe festival award.; pages: 3
claim: AAO found display criterion met based on screenings at major international festivals and Palm Springs International Film Festival.; pages: 3
claim: AAO found leading/critical-role criterion met based on producing, authoring screenplay, and directing acclaimed films, including commissioned film that won awards.; pages: 3
claim: Reviews, professional positions, and other record evidence supported acclaim; appeal sustained and petition approved.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible historical approval; use with a clear date/framework qualifier.
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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