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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY252006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY252006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The claimed local entrepreneur award lacked proof of national or international recognition; press concerned a fundraiser rather than the petitioner; claimed business contributions lacked evidence of major significance; leading role was not shown for a distinguished-reputation organization.
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 | MAY252006_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 25, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field claimed: operations manager / entrepreneur in steel shed construction. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not reached" |
What the AAO decision addressed
The claimed local entrepreneur award lacked proof of national or international recognition; press concerned a fundraiser rather than the petitioner; claimed business contributions lacked evidence of major significance; leading role was not shown for a distinguished-reputation organization.
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 |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
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 coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–5; operative dismissal p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Historical negative example concerning local awards, incidental press, business claims, and distinguished reputation; dated regulatory context requires editorial/legal review. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Petitioner’s claimed extraordinary ability and appeal posture.
PDF page 5 — Original contributions and leading-role claims found deficient; appeal dismissed.
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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