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EB-1A remand — AAO decision SEP282005_06B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP282005_06B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP282005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-09-28 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. The petitioner submitted photographs of Chinese lanterns and a certificate for a “First Class Lantern” contest. AAO found no publicity or evidence establishing the award’s national significance, no proof of actual salary/earnings from the photographs, and no sales/receipts establishing commercial success in the performing arts. The record did not establish three criteria, sustained acclaim, or intent to continue work in the field.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; classification: Appeal dismissed_award_salary_commercial_success_and_acclaim_not_established; director_findings: Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. The petitioner submitted photographs of Chinese lanterns and a certificate for a “First Class Lantern” contest. AAO found no publicity or evidence establishing the award’s national significance, no proof of actual salary/earnings from the photographs, and no sales/receipts establishing commercial success in the performing arts. The record did not establish three criteria, sustained acclaim, or intent to continue work in the field. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed; petition denied.', 'basis': 'The award was not shown to be nationally/internationally recognized; salary and commercial-success evidence were insufficient; the record did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4]} |
Final-merits status | Not met |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 — source PDF |
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 — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'lantern_designer_award_salary_commercial_success', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Potential narrow example distinguishing product photographs from recognition, salary, and commercial-success evidence; historical nonprecedent decision, not current guidance.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion outcomes beyond those expressly stated.', 'Do not treat explicitly nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.', 'Do not publish or compare the two identity-held records until the cover/body classification discrepancy is reconciled.'], 'caveat': 'Use only source-specific claims with citations and distinguish current holdings from prior decisions; identity-held records must not be used for publication or aggregation.'}
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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