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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision OCT042005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed; denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT042005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed; denial affirmed. Award certificates were not shown to be nationally/internationally recognized; membership record did not show qualifying selective association; claimed performances/earnings and materials did not establish significant commercial success; sustained acclaim was not established.
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. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT042005_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 4, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; appeal decision |
Procedural posture | EB-1A appeal from denial; claims awards, membership, and commercial success. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; denial affirmed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached; threshold not met |
What the AAO decision addressed
Award certificates were not shown to be nationally/internationally recognized; membership record did not show qualifying selective association; claimed performances/earnings and materials did not establish significant commercial success; sustained acclaim was not established.
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 met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — 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
claim: Petitioner seeks EB-1A as a Yan-Qi performer; decision filed December 24, 2003.; pages: 2
claim: Award evidence consists of certificates without proof of recognition or publicity.; pages: 3
claim: Membership evidence does not show selective outstanding-achievement requirements.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Commercial-success documentation did not establish significant receipts or performance success; appeal dismissed.; pages: 4; 5
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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