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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision NOV282005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO rejects original contributions, scholarly authorship, leading/critical role, and high-salary criteria. The decision concludes the record does not establish acclaim; it does not identify a separate formal final-merits determination after the criteria analysis.
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: The source identifies an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 petition under INA section 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV282005_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-11-28 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A petition; reservoir simulation engineer |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; AAO dismisses. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision discusses overall acclaim after rejecting criteria but does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO rejects original contributions, scholarly authorship, leading/critical role, and high-salary criteria. The decision concludes the record does not establish acclaim; it does not identify a separate formal final-merits determination after the criteria analysis.
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 | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not met — p. 6 |
Leading or critical role | |
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: Petitioner seeks classification as an extraordinary-ability reservoir simulation engineer.; pages: 2
claim: The five named codes and employer letters do not establish the petitioner’s personal authorship, independent field-wide impact, or influence beyond his employers and clients.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: Authorship evidence is mostly internal reports/manuals; role evidence does not establish distinguished employers or critical role; proposed salary lacks proof of actual high remuneration relative to the field.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO finds the evidence insufficient to establish top-of-field sustained acclaim and dismisses.; pages: 8
How this record may be used in research
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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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