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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision OCT202005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT202005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. AAO found no evidence of sustained acclaim or field recognition; association membership did not show outstanding-achievement requirements, book evidence did not establish authorship or significant readership, photographs did not establish display at recognized venues, and asserted high prices lacked sales/receipts. No continued-work evidence was submitted.
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: EB-1A historical arts merits denial.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT202005_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 20, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | Petitioner submitted photographs, association membership, claimed authorship, display evidence, and claimed commercial success. Director found no criterion met. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied. |
Final-merits status | Not reached as distinct final-merits stage; initial threshold unmet; sustained-acclaim evidence also found insufficient. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found no evidence of sustained acclaim or field recognition; association membership did not show outstanding-achievement requirements, book evidence did not establish authorship or significant readership, photographs did not establish display at recognized venues, and asserted high prices lacked sales/receipts. No continued-work evidence was submitted.
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 reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies October 20, 2005 EB-1A appeal; petition filed October 15, 2004 for a wig designer.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Petitioner submitted photographs of alleged wig designs; AAO found these insufficient to show acclaim or recognition.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found association, authorship, and display evidence deficient; no qualifying association requirements, proven publication/authorship reach, or recognized exhibition evidence.; pages: 3; 4
claim: AAO found no threshold, sustained acclaim, top-of-field showing, or clear continued-work evidence; appeal dismissed.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for carefully bounded historical evidentiary comparison, not as a universal rule.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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