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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision MAY192006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY192006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found the evidence did not overcome concerns under awards, published material, contributions, judging, leading role and remuneration/commercial-success evidence. It also distinguished the claimed immigrant field (musician/composer/arranger) from later sound-design/engineering work. (pp. 3–9).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY192006_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 19, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | Music; Israeli pianist/keyboardist, composer and arranger; later evidence concerned sound design/engineering |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No distinct modern two-step finding is identified; decision weighs overall evidence and finds no sustained acclaim. (p. 9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the evidence did not overcome concerns under awards, published material, contributions, judging, leading role and remuneration/commercial-success evidence. It also distinguished the claimed immigrant field (musician/composer/arranger) from later sound-design/engineering work. (pp. 3–9)
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
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How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful music comparator for career-field consistency and separate proof of awards, impact, media, role and remuneration. Individual case page; distinguish music performance/composition from later sound-design work.
Editorial use note: Individual case page; distinguish music performance/composition from later sound-design work.
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.
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