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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision AUG122005_06B2203: Accordingly, the appeal will be dismissed.; 8. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG122005_06B2203: Accordingly, the appeal will be dismissed.; 8. 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 | AUG122005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | {'value': '2005-08-12', 'confidence': 'low', 'support': 'Filename/decision ID encode AUG122005; cover-page OCR date is damaged and reads approximately ‘11 2 200;’ (PDF p.1). Exact date is not confidently legible in the extracted text.'} |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in athletics; gymnastics coach, with claimed former Soviet Olympic-team membership as a gymnast (PDF p.2). |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Vermont Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. The petition concerned a gymnastics coach working at Gymnastique Incorporated (PDF pp.2,8). |
Operative disposition | {'exact': 'Accordingly, the appeal will be dismissed.', 'page': 8} |
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 | Discussed; state not normalized |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: [{'fact': 'The submitted published items centered on students and a visiting Olympic gold medalist, with petitioner mentioned briefly as a coach.', 'pages': [4]}, {'fact': 'Publication identity and major-media status were undocumented.', 'pages': [4]}, {'fact': 'Most evidence concerned the petitioner’s coaching, while his asserted Olympic-athlete history was not corroborated; national/international coaching achievements were not established.', 'pages': [2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}]
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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