AAO research

AAO EB-1A decision APR262017_03B2203

Local or club awards that lack national/international recognition, and publications that focus on projects instead of the applicant, will not satisfy the EB‑1A awards and published‑material criteria. Evidence that the awards are nationally or internationally recognized; Documentation showing the awa

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID APR262017_03B2203 Decision date not stated Outcome dismissed Field or occupation Not stated in the extracted decision plan. Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • awards

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

Criteria Accepted

  • leading_critical_role

Criteria Rejected

  • awards

  • published_material

Core Lesson

Local or club awards that lack national/international recognition, and publications that focus on projects instead of the applicant, will not satisfy the EB‑1A awards and published‑material criteria.

Evidence Issue

  • Evidence that the awards are nationally or internationally recognized

  • Documentation showing the awards were granted directly to the beneficiary, not to a club

  • Published material that directly discusses the beneficiary’s achievements rather than the projects

How This Connects

This decision is part of Extraordinary's AAO EB-1A corpus. It is exposed as a structured decision card so readers, search engines, and AI search systems can connect the decision to broader EB-1A evidence patterns.

Source Note

Non-precedent AAO decisions are used as evidence examples. They are not binding authority and do not predict any individual case.