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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP012006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP012006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. A training-course certificate was not a nationally/internationally recognized award; employment in a company was not qualifying selective membership; handwritten book did not establish scholarly authorship; employment letters lacked distinguished organization/critical-role evidence; salary evidence lacked objective records and comparison. Fewer than three criteria and no sustained acclaim were shown.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP012006_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 1, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field claimed: air conditioning / refrigeration technician. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Vermont Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
A training-course certificate was not a nationally/internationally recognized award; employment in a company was not qualifying selective membership; handwritten book did not establish scholarly authorship; employment letters lacked distinguished organization/critical-role evidence; salary evidence lacked objective records and comparison. Fewer than three criteria and no sustained acclaim were shown.
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 |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | not met |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | not met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–5; awards p. 3; membership/authorship/role p. 4; salary/merits/order p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Historical trades/technical occupation comparator distinguishing training credentials and employment from awards, association membership, published authorship, and role. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
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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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