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EB-1A awards — AAO decision AUG272008_01B2203: A competitive swimmer's approved petition was revoked; the revocation was affirmed. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG272008_01B2203: A competitive swimmer’s approved petition was revoked; the revocation was affirmed.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG272008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2008-08-27 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Procedural posture not separately coded in the normalized review fields. Consult the source PDF. |
Operative disposition | A competitive swimmer's approved petition was revoked; the revocation was affirmed. |
Final-merits status | "No separate formal final-merits section; the decision concludes the initial criterion threshold was not reached and separately analyzes continued work/prospective benefit." |
What the AAO decision addressed
A competitive swimmer's approved petition was revoked; the revocation was affirmed.
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 | met (European Championship gold and silver medals) — source PDF |
Membership | met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met — source PDF |
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 met / not applicable to competitive swimming — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
finding: The AAO had earlier found that the swimmer's 2000 gold and 2002 silver in the European Championships met the awards criterion. It also described participation in three Olympics as satisfying the separate association-membership criterion, explaining the selective nature of Olympic/national-team selection.; pages: 2-4
finding: The AAO rejected published-material claims because competition result pages merely listed the swimmer among participants and did not meet the about-the-alien/title-date-author requirements. It also found no major contributions.; pages: 5-6
finding: The AAO rejected artistic-display treatment for competitive swimming, stating that this visual-arts criterion does not fit a competitive athlete and that competitive participation had already been assessed under awards.; pages: 6-7
finding: The AAO found only two criteria met, below the three-criterion threshold. It also examined continued work and prospective benefit, concluding later Masters swimming/coaching plans did not establish the required continuation as a swimmer in this petition.; pages: 7-9
finding: The petitioner shifted toward Masters swimming and coaching after injuries; the AAO found the record did not establish the coaching role or coaching acclaim as of filing and affirmed revocation.; pages: 9-13
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Decision's treatment of athletic competitions/display and related award evidence.
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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