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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision SEP282005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP282005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Award certificate lacked evidence of recognition and compliant translation; photo captions did not prove qualifying exhibitions; price captions did not establish actual earnings or sales/receipts.
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: EB-1A source; substantive decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP282005_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 28, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | AAO denied after finding no qualifying award, artistic display, high salary, or commercial success evidence; also no sustained acclaim or continued-work evidence. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied. |
Final-merits status | not reached as a separate final-merits determination; initial criteria and acclaim not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Award certificate lacked evidence of recognition and compliant translation; photo captions did not prove qualifying exhibitions; price captions did not establish actual earnings or sales/receipts.
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 reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover dates decision September 28, 2005; petitioner sought EB-1A as a photographer.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Award certificate lacked publicity/evidence of significant recognition, and translation was not certified.; pages: 3
claim: Captioned sample photos did not establish qualifying exhibitions, actual participation, reputation, or sustained exclusive participation.; pages: 3
claim: A photo caption with a dollar amount did not prove the petitioner sold the work for that amount or earned high remuneration.; pages: 4
claim: Photos did not establish documented sales/receipts or widespread commercial success; AAO dismissed appeal.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Potentially useful in a historical evidence page with precise criterion-fit caveat.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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