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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision SEP282005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP282005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Award lacked evidence of recognition/prestige; photos with dollar amounts did not establish earnings or high compensation relative to jewelry designers; photos of jewelry did not show commercial sales/receipts. Record did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim.
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 merits denial; historical pre-Kazarian decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP282005_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 28, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal dismissed on merits |
Procedural posture | Petitioner submitted five photographs of alleged bracelets; claimed a Golden Award from a publicity exhibition, high salary, and commercial success. Record lacked evidence of award recognition, actual remuneration, or sales/receipts. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied. |
Final-merits status | Overall eligibility not established; decision predates Kazarian. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Award lacked evidence of recognition/prestige; photos with dollar amounts did not establish earnings or high compensation relative to jewelry designers; photos of jewelry did not show commercial sales/receipts. Record did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim.
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 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Decision dated September 28, 2005 concerns bracelet designer/maker; petition filed October 5, 2004.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Evidence consisted of five bracelet photographs and a certificate for a “Golden Award” at a publicity exhibition; no evidence showed award recognition or prestige.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Photographs did not establish actual earnings or high salary relative to jewelry designers; no sales/receipts or widespread commercial success shown.; pages: 3
claim: AAO found no three criteria or sustained acclaim; appeal dismissed.; pages: 3; 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible historical denial for criterion evidence discussion; not a modern final-merits analogue.
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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