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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT112006_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed Fewer than three criteria met; AAO reviews aggregate evidence but does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination.
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: Source is an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT112006_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 11, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center EB-1A denial; older AAO format. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Fewer than three criteria met; AAO reviews aggregate evidence but does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Fewer than three criteria met; AAO reviews aggregate evidence but does not conduct a distinct formal final-merits determination.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 6 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 7 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner claims extraordinary ability as musician/composer/producer; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: Award evidence includes album sales, festival finalist listing and a local ADDY award; none establishes qualifying personal national/international award.; evidence_pages: 3
claim: Awards fail; membership analysis begins.; evidence_pages: 4
claim: Membership fails because associations’ admission criteria do not require outstanding achievements; published-material evidence begins.; evidence_pages: 5
claim: Published-media evidence is not about petitioner/major media; original contributions fail for lack of field impact.; evidence_pages: 6
claim: Leading/critical role fails; commercial-success criterion fails without documentary sales/box-office evidence.; evidence_pages: 7
claim: Aggregate record does not demonstrate sustained acclaim; prior O-1 approval is not dispositive; appeal dismissed.; evidence_pages: 8
claim: Operative order dismissing appeal.; evidence_pages: 9
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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