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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision NOV182005_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The evidence did not establish the required initial criteria or sustained acclaim; the appeal was dismissed.
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: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A or EB-1B extraordinary-ability eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV182005_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-11-18 |
Classification / field stated in source | food and beverage manager in Israel; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition. AAO reviews published material, judging, contributions, artistic display, leading role, and high salary; fewer than three criteria are established and final merits is not reached. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The evidence did not establish the required initial criteria or sustained acclaim; the appeal was dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The evidence did not establish the required initial criteria or sustained acclaim; the appeal was dismissed.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 4 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 5 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 6 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification based on food and beverage management work in Israel.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Articles and references to the petitioner’s work did not satisfy the published-material criterion.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Supervisory duties and letters did not establish qualifying judging or contributions of major significance.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Artistic-display and leading/critical-role evidence did not establish the applicable criteria.; pages: 5; 6
claim: Employment contracts and wage evidence did not establish high salary compared with others in the field.; pages: 6
claim: AAO dismissed the appeal.; pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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