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EB-1A membership — AAO decision APR282010_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR282010_02B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denial affirmed. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR282010_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2010-04-28 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; Form I-140; boxer |
Procedural posture | AAO de novo appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner filed July 21, 2008; decision includes a section expressly titled Final Merits Determination. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denial affirmed. |
Final-merits status | explanation: The decision has a section expressly titled 'Final Merits Determination' and evaluates age-restricted youth/junior tournament results, media evidence, support letters, sustained acclaim, and top-of-field status. Its opening sentence says two of nine claimed criteria were met, which conflicts with the criterion-specific rejection text; exact criterion count is unresolved, but the final-merits discussion and negative outcome are clear.; formal_final_merits_reached: True; pages: 11; 12; 13; 14 |
What the AAO decision addressed
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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not met — source PDF |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
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 | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: [{'fact': 'Award evidence comprised diplomas for boxing tournaments with international/national terms in their names, but the decision said names alone did not prove national or international recognition; some listed events appeared local/regional.', 'pages': [5, 6]}, {'fact': 'The final-merits discussion characterized the record as showing moderate success and noted some awards came from youth/junior tournaments.', 'pages': [12]}, {'fact': 'The final-merits section rejected top-of-field/sustained-acclaim sufficiency and the order dismissed the appeal.', 'pages': [12, 13, 14]}]
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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