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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV202007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV202007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO finds no qualifying association membership requirements, no evidence the registered jewelry-box design had major significance, no proof work appeared at significant artistic venues, and no salary comparison; post-filing earnings not considered for eligibility at filing. Fewer than three criteria and no sustained acclaim.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV202007_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 20, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: furniture dealer or maker; woodworker. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; self-represented. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits stage; adverse aggregate language follows failure to meet three criteria. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds no qualifying association membership requirements, no evidence the registered jewelry-box design had major significance, no proof work appeared at significant artistic venues, and no salary comparison; post-filing earnings not considered for eligibility at filing. Fewer than three criteria and no sustained acclaim.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | not met — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Complete public-copy scan with redactions. Avoid treating general aggregate language as a distinct final-merits determination."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Public-copy cover; Vermont Service Center appeal, dated Nov. 20, 2007; EB-1A.
PDF p. 2: Petitioner’s claimed furniture-dealer/maker/woodworking role and procedural posture.
PDF p. 3: Membership lacks admission standards; jewelry-box design registration does not establish major significance; photos/marketing materials do not show significant exhibitions.
PDF p. 4: Post-filing pay receipts cannot establish eligibility at filing and wage lacks comparison; fewer than three criteria; appeal dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow comparisons for association admission standards, market impact of a single design, event/showcase proof, and salary at filing.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Public-copy cover; Vermont Service Center appeal, dated Nov. 20, 2007; EB-1A.
PDF page 2 — Petitioner’s claimed furniture-dealer/maker/woodworking role and procedural posture.
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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