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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT112005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT112005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. The petitioner’s award evidence does not establish national/international recognition; authorship evidence is not qualifying scholarly/major-media publication, and performance material does not satisfy the claimed display/commercial-success criteria. No sustained acclaim is shown.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT112005_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 11, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; Peking Opera performer |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner’s award evidence does not establish national/international recognition; authorship evidence is not qualifying scholarly/major-media publication, and performance material does not satisfy the claimed display/commercial-success criteria. No sustained acclaim is shown.
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 |
Membership | Not coded — 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 met |
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-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–5; page-by-page notes below.
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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