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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC032009_02B2203: Motion granted prior decision affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC032009_02B2203: Motion granted prior decision affirmed. This is a motion decision affirming the prior denial; it does not make a new formal final-merits determination. Criterion analysis is partly incorporated by reference to the March 19, 2009 decision, not reproduced in this source.
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.
Scope classification from review: The source identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC032009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-12-03 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO motion to reconsider; motion granted for reconsideration, prior March 19, 2009 AAO decision affirmed, petition denied. |
Operative disposition | motion_granted_prior_decision_affirmed |
Final-merits status | This is a motion decision affirming the prior denial; it does not make a new formal final-merits determination. Criterion analysis is partly incorporated by reference to the March 19, 2009 decision, not reproduced in this source. |
What the AAO decision addressed
This is a motion decision affirming the prior denial; it does not make a new formal final-merits determination. Criterion analysis is partly incorporated by reference to the March 19, 2009 decision, not reproduced in this source.
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 | |
Membership | Not met — p. 7 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 7 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The beneficiary sought EB-1A classification as a competitive shooter and instructor; the AAO distinguished athletic acclaim from coaching/instruction acclaim.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The motion alleged Olympic-team participation as a one-time achievement, but the record lacked primary or sufficient secondary evidence of Olympic-team membership or medal receipt.; pages: 4; 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO incorporated its prior March 19, 2009 decision by reference and stated the criteria claimed there were not established; it rejected the motion arguments.; pages: 2; 7; 8; 9
claim: Order affirms prior AAO decision and denies the petition.; pages: 9
How this record may be used in research
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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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