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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision OCT212005_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT212005_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO finds peer review and scholarly authorship do not establish major contributions or sustained acclaim; letters, teaching activity and research evidence do not establish three criteria/top-of-field status.
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 | OCT212005_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 21, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal dismissed. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; merits review of judging, original contributions, scholarly authorship and overall eligibility. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Unfavorable; eligibility not established; final merits not reached after threshold failure. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds peer review and scholarly authorship do not establish major contributions or sustained acclaim; letters, teaching activity and research evidence do not establish three criteria/top-of-field status.
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 reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — 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 reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover: Oct. 21, 2005; EB-1A appeal; identity redacted.; pages: 1
claim: AAO summarizes denial and petitioner’s chemistry field and evidence.; pages: 2
claim: AAO evaluates judging/review activity and original contributions, including letters and research work.; pages: 3
claim: AAO assesses claimed research impact, scholarly authorship, and critical role evidence.; pages: 4
claim: AAO finds threshold/sustained acclaim not established and dismisses 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: Narrow chemistry-research example distinguishing routine peer review/teaching from judging the work of others in the field, and research contribution from major field impact.
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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