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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV282007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed A school concerto competition was student-level recognition, not a field award; local or inadequately translated press did not establish major media or sustained acclaim; letters did not establish major contributions; organization roles and commercial performance success were unsupported.
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: Verified source is an AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability proceeding.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV282007_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 28, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition appeal |
Procedural posture | Legacy EB-1A appeal dismissed after fewer than three criteria; aggregate sustained-acclaim / top-of-field assessment, without a separate modern final-merits stage. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Legacy decision; AAO assessed sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing in aggregate without a separate modern final-merits stage. |
What the AAO decision addressed
A school concerto competition was student-level recognition, not a field award; local or inadequately translated press did not establish major media or sustained acclaim; letters did not establish major contributions; organization roles and commercial performance success were unsupported.
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 coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner was a pianist who studied at the Boston Conservatory; the claimed school concerto competition win reflected student recognition.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Invitation to the Dame Myra Hess concert series was based on application materials and was not a prize or award.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Local newspaper stories lacked major-media evidence; foreign-language translations were uncertified and coverage was not sustained through filing.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Expert letters praised ability and promise but did not document original contributions of major significance or influence on musicians in the field.; pages: 5; 7
claim: Roles at musical organizations lacked evidence of distinguished reputation or responsibility for organizational success; performance participation and CD claims lacked sales/receipts.; pages: 7; 8
claim: AAO found fewer than three criteria and no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; dismissed.; 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
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