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EB-1A membership — AAO decision AUG092018_02B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG092018_02B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. 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 | AUG092018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-08-09 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; Form I-140; ultramarathon runner |
Procedural posture | AAO decision on simultaneous motions to reconsider and reopen an earlier AAO appeal dismissal; earlier appeal found only the lesser-awards criterion satisfied. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. |
Final-merits status | explanation: The prior appeal established only one initial criterion and the motions did not establish three. The motion decision contains a further general assessment of acclaim and top-of-field evidence at page 5, but no formal Kazarian final-merits determination.; formal_final_merits_reached: ; pages: 2; 5 |
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 | met; Not met — source PDF |
Membership | rejected_on_reopening — p. 4 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | rejected_on_reconsideration — p. 3 |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
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': 'The prior appeal credited only the lesser-awards criterion.', 'pages': [2]}, {'fact': 'The petitioner asserted a first-place finish at a 2014 Florida ultramarathon and a record, but relied on previously submitted race documentation and did not establish international award recognition or record impact.', 'pages': [3, 4]}, {'fact': "The motion-stage organizational position was described as consulting; evidence did not demonstrate the role's outcomes or the organization's distinguished reputation.", 'pages': [4, 5]}]
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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