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EB-1A remand — AAO decision SEP222005_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP222005_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO finds fewer than three criteria supported: the award record lacks evidence of national/international recognition and its translation certification is deficient; photographs and captions do not document qualifying exhibitions; online article lacks certified translation and evidence of significance/readership; a pictured $4,000 asking price does not prove earnings or comparative remuneration; continued work in the field is not established. Appeal dismissed.
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 | SEP222005_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 22, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: Chinese dizi (flute) maker / musical instrument maker. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; self-represented petitioner. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | See criterion_and_final_merits_status; the source decision’s separate final-merits posture is described there. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds fewer than three criteria supported: the award record lacks evidence of national/international recognition and its translation certification is deficient; photographs and captions do not document qualifying exhibitions; online article lacks certified translation and evidence of significance/readership; a pictured $4,000 asking price does not prove earnings or comparative remuneration; continued work in the field is not established. Appeal dismissed.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
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 coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Public-copy cover, Texas Service Center, and Sep. 22, 2005 date.
PDF p. 2: Identifies petition as Chinese dizi maker; describes article and translation problem.
PDF p. 3: Award evidence lacks recognition evidence; exhibition photos/captions lack corroborating documentation; salary claim introduced.
PDF p. 4: Asking price is not sales/receipts or comparator evidence; continued work is unsupported; fewer than three criteria and appeal dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful narrow comparator for evidentiary insufficiency in exhibition, award recognition, sales, and compensation claims; public copy is redacted. Eligible for source-grounded individual decision page only with explicit procedural posture, criterion-specific findings, final-merits status, and page citations; do not imply approval where AAO Remanded or confuse prior motion findings with current adjudication.
Editorial use note: Eligible for source-grounded individual decision page only with explicit procedural posture, criterion-specific findings, final-merits status, and page citations; do not imply approval where AAO Remanded or confuse prior motion findings with current adjudication.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Public-copy cover, Texas Service Center, and Sep. 22, 2005 date.
PDF page 2 — Identifies petition as Chinese dizi maker; describes article and translation problem.
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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