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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision OCT202005_11B2203: Dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT202005_11B2203: Dismissed. AAO found the claimed awards did not show the required recognition, the article did not establish significant national/international distribution, and the record did not establish the required number of criteria or sustained acclaim.
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: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT202005_11B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 20, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; petitioner sought classification as an extraordinary-ability artist and relied on awards, published material, authorship/performance evidence, and other record evidence. |
Operative disposition | Dismissed |
Final-merits status | Unfavorable; AAO found fewer than three criteria and no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; appeal dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the claimed awards did not show the required recognition, the article did not establish significant national/international distribution, and the record did not establish the required number of criteria or sustained acclaim.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met |
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 |
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 dates decision October 20, 2005; identity details are redacted.; pages: 1
claim: AAO states petitioner sought classification as a Peking Opera performer and reviews the regulatory standard.; pages: 2
claim: AAO evaluates awards and an article and finds recognition/distribution evidence insufficient.; pages: 3
claim: AAO evaluates performance photographs and box-office receipts; the evidence does not establish qualifying display or commercial success.; pages: 4
claim: AAO finds the eligibility threshold and sustained acclaim unestablished and dismisses the appeal.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: A narrow historical performance-arts example for award recognition, media distribution, and documented commercial receipts. Preserve the 2005 context and avoid treating photographs as audience or revenue proof.
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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