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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision SEP022005_11B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP022005_11B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO acknowledged valuable agricultural-development work but found that none of the analyzed criteria established the requisite sustained acclaim. (pp. 2–9).
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP022005_11B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 2, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Sciences; crop scientist and plant breeder (cowpea/common bean research) |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; self-represented appeal; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No distinct Kazarian two-step section; the older decision makes an express overall finding that the petitioner had commendable contributions but had not achieved sustained acclaim/top-of-field status. (p. 9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed. The AAO acknowledged valuable agricultural-development work but found that none of the analyzed criteria established the requisite sustained acclaim. (pp. 2–9)
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 met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — 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 met |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A case page could organize agricultural-science evidence by outputs (varieties/papers), independent field uptake, citations, role scope, and comparative pay, while noting the filing-era and date limitations.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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