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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV162005_10B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV162005_10B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found no three criteria and no sustained acclaim. Claimed certificates, memberships, media, judging appointments, exhibitions and salary evidence were unsupported, of questionable authenticity, or insufficient. (pp. 3–9).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV162005_10B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 16, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts/visual arts; Chinese graphic artist and calligrapher |
Procedural posture | Appeal of service-center denial; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria were established. AAO concluded the record did not show sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. (p. 9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found no three criteria and no sustained acclaim. Claimed certificates, memberships, media, judging appointments, exhibitions and salary evidence were unsupported, of questionable authenticity, or insufficient. (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 met |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — 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 holds and limits
Several certificates and letters were questioned for authenticity/legibility; translations were incomplete, and no reliable independent corroboration was supplied. (pp. 3–6, 8–9)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A source-cited artist explainer can distinguish a certificate or self-arranged display from independently documented awards and nationally significant exhibition participation.
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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