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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP062005_19B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP062005_19B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 6). Translated awards did not establish national/international recognition; membership did not show qualifying achievement-based admission; troupe role did not show distinguished reputation or petitioner’s individual prominence; documentation of continued work and evidence authenticity also deficient. Fewer than three criteria and acclaim not established (pp. 3–6).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP062005_19B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 6, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in athletics; petitioner is an acrobat associated with an acrobatics troupe (pp. 2–4). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; evidence included awards, membership, leading/critical role and continuation of work (pp. 2–5). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Translated awards did not establish national/international recognition; membership did not show qualifying achievement-based admission; troupe role did not show distinguished reputation or petitioner’s individual prominence; documentation of continued work and evidence authenticity also deficient. Fewer than three criteria and acclaim not established (pp. 3–6).
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 |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — 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 coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Source has extensive redactions and some findings rely on evidence provenance; avoid broader integrity allegations not expressly stated."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Redacted legacy cover; printed date September 6, 2005.; p2: Appeal posture and EB-1A arts/athletics framework.; p3: Award evidence, translations, recognition and membership analysis.; p4: Leading/critical role and troupe reputation analysis.; p5: Continuation/work evidence, authenticity/documentary record and appeal evidence.; p6: Aggregate acclaim and top-of-field conclusion; appeal dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Historical acrobatics example for evidentiary quality of translated award certificates, association criteria and individual role within a troupe. Eligible for historical negative summary with clear date and redacted identity.
Editorial use note: Eligible for historical negative summary with clear date and redacted identity.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Redacted legacy cover; printed date September 6, 2005.
PDF page 2 — Appeal posture and EB-1A arts/athletics framework.
PDF page 3 — Award evidence, translations, recognition and membership analysis.
PDF page 4 — Leading/critical role and troupe reputation analysis.
PDF page 5 — Continuation/work evidence, authenticity/documentary record and appeal evidence.
PDF page 6 — Aggregate acclaim and top-of-field conclusion; appeal dismissed.
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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