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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT112005_27B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT112005_27B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found evidence insufficient for three criteria or sustained acclaim. The record also conflicts on occupation: passport says “Manager” while the petition claims a nationally recognized Flower Drum Opera performer.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT112005_27B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 11, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field claimed: Flower Drum Opera performance. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of an extraordinary-ability petition. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not reached; threshold and sustained acclaim not established." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found evidence insufficient for three criteria or sustained acclaim. The record also conflicts on occupation: passport says “Manager” while the petition claims a nationally recognized Flower Drum Opera performer.
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 met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — 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 holds and limits
["Unresolved passport/profession discrepancy. Keep out of normal aggregate narratives absent explicit conflict framing."]
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–5; criteria pp. 3–4; conflict and/or closing disposition pp. 4–5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Cautionary comparator for proof of judging, press reach, performance sales, and occupation consistency; old, fact-bound record. hold_identity_conflict
Editorial use note: hold_identity_conflict
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Appeal posture, Flower Drum Opera field, claimed criteria.
PDF page 3 — Reviews award and judging evidence; local event and proof gaps.
PDF page 4 — Reviews publication and performance/commercial evidence; occupation discrepancy noted.
PDF page 5 — Concludes evidence insufficient and dismisses appeal.
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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