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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT052006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO found discussed awards, published material, judging, contributions, authorship, display, role, and commercial success insufficient; overall record did not show extraordinary ability.
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: Complete printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A source; identity and posture checked against opening page(s).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT052006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 5, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO considered overall evidence and concluded acclaim/extraordinary ability were not established; older decision predates current two-step formulation. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found discussed awards, published material, judging, contributions, authorship, display, role, and commercial success insufficient; overall record did not show extraordinary ability.
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 considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 6 |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — p. 7 |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 9 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner was a modern dancer and graduate student; record included academic awards/grants and dance affiliations.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Evidence under discussed criteria was insufficient, including awards, media, judging, contributions, authorship, display, role, and commercial success.; pages: 3; 9
claim: Appeal dismissed after overall assessment.; pages: 9; 10
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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