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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV212005_12B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO rejected the claimed awards, membership, published material, original contributions, artistic display, and high-salary evidence; translation deficiencies and routine exhibition activity undermined the record.
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: Source is an AAO Form I-140 EB-1A decision; field-specific caveats are stated in verified facts and comparison caveats.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV212005_12B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 21, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The petitioner did not establish three criteria; the overall acclaim discussion is not a distinct modern final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO rejected the claimed awards, membership, published material, original contributions, artistic display, and high-salary evidence; translation deficiencies and routine exhibition activity undermined the record.
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 | |
Membership | Not met — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 7 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification as a painter; many submitted foreign-language documents had uncertified translations and were not probative.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Awards were not shown to be nationally recognized prizes for individual excellence; membership requirements did not require outstanding achievement.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Letters did not establish major field impact; exhibitions in Nepal, Japan, and the United States were not shown to reflect sustained acclaim beyond routine artistic activity.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: Post-filing sales evidence was not considered for high salary, and the appeal was dismissed.; pages: 7; 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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