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EB-1A membership — AAO decision SEP282007_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP282007_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The submitted evidence did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim; the record relied substantially on older awards, local/uncorroborated media and performance evidence. (pp. 2–10).
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 | SEP282007_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 28, 2007 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts/music; Albanian folk singer |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria were established; AAO concluded the record did not show sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. (pp. 9–10) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed. The submitted evidence did not establish three criteria or sustained acclaim; the record relied substantially on older awards, local/uncorroborated media and performance evidence. (pp. 2–10)
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 | Not met — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
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 — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
The AAO noted that award evidence was over twenty years old at filing and lacked primary information on selection criteria and recognition; preserve the date and evidence limitations. (p. 3)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Source-cited arts explainer can distinguish participation in cultural festivals from qualifying awards, media coverage and measurable commercial success.
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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