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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP022005_13B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found no qualifying major award or three criteria. Pageant titles and modeling claims lacked reliable primary documentation, certified translations, qualifying media, and evidence of sustained acclaim. The decision considered pageant success relevant but distinct from modeling and assessed whether acclaim transferred to modeling.
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: The source is an AAO EB-1A petition appeal and contains decision-specific procedural and evidentiary analysis.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP022005_13B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 2, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition appeal |
Procedural posture | Legacy EB-1A appeal; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Legacy decision; the AAO made an aggregate sustained-acclaim finding without the modern separate final-merits framework. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found no qualifying major award or three criteria. Pageant titles and modeling claims lacked reliable primary documentation, certified translations, qualifying media, and evidence of sustained acclaim. The decision considered pageant success relevant but distinct from modeling and assessed whether acclaim transferred to modeling.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 6 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 6 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought extraordinary ability as a model; much of the record concerned beauty-pageant titles and activities.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The “Miss CIS” and other pageant titles lacked primary proof and reliable complete translations; the submitted articles did not establish the awards’ national/international recognition or sustained acclaim.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Published-material evidence had missing source/date/author details, incomplete translations, or no proof of qualifying media; judging evidence was an undated article without source or major-media evidence.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Claims of modeling appearances, spokesmodel work, television/film projects, and humanitarian leadership were mostly unsupported; evidence did not establish qualifying artistic displays or leading/critical roles.; pages: 5; 6
claim: Deal memos did not establish actual income or high remuneration relative to top models; AAO found no sustained acclaim as either pageant winner or model and dismissed.; pages: 6; 7
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How to use this record
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