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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision APR102009_01B2203: ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.; 9. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR102009_01B2203: ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.; 9. 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.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR102009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | {'value': '2009-04-10', 'confidence': 'high', 'support': 'Cover page date (PDF p.1).'} |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability claimed in athletics and business; petitioner described as martial artist and business owner (PDF pp.2-3). |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. Filing date stated as August 11, 2006 (PDF pp.2-3). |
Operative disposition | {'exact': 'ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.', 'page': 9} |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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 | Discussed; state not normalized |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Discussed; state not normalized |
Judging the work of others | Discussed; state not normalized |
Original contributions of major significance | Discussed; state not normalized |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Discussed; state not normalized |
Leading or critical role | Discussed; state not normalized |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: [{'fact': 'Articles largely concerned events organized by the petitioner’s facility or other individuals; mentions of petitioner were brief/incidental.', 'pages': [5, 6]}, {'fact': 'No adequate evidence established the outlets as major media, and several materials lacked dates/translation or were photographs without articles.', 'pages': [5, 6]}, {'fact': 'Petitioner claimed athletics and business, creating an additional mismatch between much of the athletic evidence and intended business work.', 'pages': [2, 3, 5]}]
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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