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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP092005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed. Appeal dismissed; AAO found only the awards criterion met and sustained-acclaim threshold…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP092005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed. Appeal dismissed; AAO found only the awards criterion met and sustained-acclaim threshold was not met. (pp. 2–3, 9–10). Awards: met (p. 3). Membership, published material, judging, original contributions, display, leading/critical role, high salary, and commercial success were not established (pp. 4–10). AAO noted media material was untranslated/partially translated and claims about broadcasts lacked substantiation (p. 10).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP092005_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 9, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Egyptian composer/musician; previously approved petition revoked after notice of intent to revoke; appeal followed. |
Procedural posture | Egyptian composer/musician; previously approved petition revoked after notice of intent to revoke; appeal followed. Appeal dismissed; AAO found only the awards criterion met and sustained-acclaim threshold was not met. (pp. 2–3, 9–10) |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. Appeal dismissed; AAO found only the awards criterion met and sustained-acclaim threshold was not met. (pp. 2–3, 9–10) |
Final-merits status | Not reached; only one evidentiary criterion was established. (p. 9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards: met (p. 3). Membership, published material, judging, original contributions, display, leading/critical role, high salary, and commercial success were not established (pp. 4–10). AAO noted media material was untranslated/partially translated and claims about broadcasts lacked substantiation (p. 10).
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 | met |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
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 met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not met |
Source holds and limits
Hold prominently for revocation posture and source-specific translation/evidence issues; adverse, non-precedent. (pp. 2–3, 9–10)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Potential individual case summary with a concise issue/outcome answer, criterion-by-criterion evidence table only where source explicitly supports it, dated procedural posture, page-cited quotations/paraphrases, and a link to the USCIS PDF. Avoid claiming precedential force or generalizing beyond the facts. Distinctive revocation posture and arts/music evidence; useful only for a narrow procedural or translation/documentation comparison. Do not merge with ordinary appeal dismissals.
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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