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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT272006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT272006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). Gymnastics awards were remote from filing and not in current circus-acrobat field; circus honor was internal to troupe; later awards postdated filing; association, publication, original-contribution, display, leadership and commercial-success evidence was insufficient. Comparable evidence was unnecessary because listed criteria readily applied (physical pp. 2–6).
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_appeal_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT272006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 27, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; circus acrobatic performer, formerly a gymnast. |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from California Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (physical p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Aggregate merits review performed; AAO describes petitioner as talented and valued but not at top of field or sustained acclaim (physical p. 6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
Gymnastics awards were remote from filing and not in current circus-acrobat field; circus honor was internal to troupe; later awards postdated filing; association, publication, original-contribution, display, leadership and commercial-success evidence was insufficient. Comparable evidence was unnecessary because listed criteria readily applied (physical pp. 2–6).
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 met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations use physical PDF page numbers; pages were read in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful cross-field comparison: prior gymnastics achievements did not establish acclaim in later circus occupation; separates routine performances, troupe honors and commercial receipts. Publish with explicit dual-field context and filing-date caveat.
Editorial use note: Publish with explicit dual-field context and filing-date caveat.
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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