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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV222006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV222006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Membership evidence is a routine credential rather than association membership requiring outstanding achievement; letters on original contributions lack objective detail; translated publications and salary evidence do not meet criteria. Record does not establish sustained acclaim.
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Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV222006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 22, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; physician / orthopedic surgeon |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Vermont Service Center denial; public-copy decision with redactions. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
Membership evidence is a routine credential rather than association membership requiring outstanding achievement; letters on original contributions lack objective detail; translated publications and salary evidence do not meet criteria. Record does not establish 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 |
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 |
Scholarly authorship | not met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–5; each criterion basis includes pinpoint page citations.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Historical physician example on distinguishing licensing credentials from qualifying membership and the need for objective, field-relative evidence. Redactions make the source less suitable for granular biographical extraction. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — Membership credential and original-contribution analysis.
PDF page 4 — Authorship and salary evidence; translation and comparison deficiencies.
PDF page 5 — No acclaim/top-of-field showing; appeal dismissed.
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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