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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision NOV282005_11B2203: Appeal dismissed; see cited pages. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV282005_11B2203: Appeal dismissed; see cited pages. AAO dismissed. The decision found a talented musician but no sustained national/international acclaim or top-of-field standing; it found the claimed criteria unestablished and did not identify a qualifying initial-evidence threshold (pp. 3–7).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV282005_11B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 28, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Ukrainian musician and performing artist; played guitar and sang Ukrainian folk music. |
Procedural posture | Legacy AAO appeal from Texas Service Center denial of Form I-140. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; see cited pages. |
Final-merits status | Adverse aggregate finding: evidence did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing (p. 7). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO dismissed. The decision found a talented musician but no sustained national/international acclaim or top-of-field standing; it found the claimed criteria unestablished and did not identify a qualifying initial-evidence threshold (pp. 3–7).
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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — 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 coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow historic music comparator for youth awards, incomplete article metadata, club performances versus qualifying showcases, and proof of commercial success. Individual historic source-linked case summary; avoid overstating cultural/field conclusions.
Editorial use note: Individual historic source-linked case summary; avoid overstating cultural/field conclusions.
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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