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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV162005_27B2203: Appeal dismissed; AAO separately found no clear evidence of continued work in the field in the United…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV162005_27B2203: Appeal dismissed; AAO separately found no clear evidence of continued work in the field in the United States. Award recognition and membership selectivity not established; purported judging evidence insufficient; design display venues and prestige were not established; fewer than three criteria and acclaim not shown. Some supporting letters lacked verifiable contact details.
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 | NOV162005_27B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 16, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A arts; fashion designer (Venezuelan fashion/design evidence; public-copy file) |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; AAO reviewed award, association membership, judging, display and other evidence. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; AAO separately found no clear evidence of continued work in the field in the United States. |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Award recognition and membership selectivity not established; purported judging evidence insufficient; design display venues and prestige were not established; fewer than three criteria and acclaim not shown. Some supporting letters lacked verifiable contact details.
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 coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Pinpoint physical PDF page citations appear in each criterion basis; page-by-page source coverage follows.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Historical fashion-design evidence example. Keep public-copy/redacted and nonprecedent context visible; useful only for precise award, membership, judging and exhibition evidentiary distinctions. 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 1 — Public-copy administrative cover, Nov. 16, 2005; identity redactions.
PDF page 2 — Dismissal posture and EB-1A law; petition sought classification as fashion designer.
PDF page 4 — Membership and judging claims; evidentiary/authenticity and selection requirements.
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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