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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC162005_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO concluded the record did not document qualifying achievements and distinction as an athlete. Evidence/arguments submitted after filing or outside the record did not cure the deficiency; the appeal was dismissed.
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 decision 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 | DEC162005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-12-16 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of denial of an EB-1A immigrant petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision predates the modern two-step final-merits framework and dismisses based on failure to establish the claimed extraordinary ability/criteria; do not label this as a formal Kazarian final-merits analysis. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO concluded the record did not document qualifying achievements and distinction as an athlete. Evidence/arguments submitted after filing or outside the record did not cure the deficiency; the appeal was dismissed.
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 | Not met — p. 5 |
Membership | Not met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
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 petition concerns claimed extraordinary ability in Taekwondo/martial arts, with the record also describing coaching/instruction.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO found the record did not document the specific achievements needed to establish extraordinary ability as an athlete; later-submitted material was not a basis to establish eligibility as of filing.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The decision reviews the claimed award, membership, and judging evidence and finds it insufficient to establish the relevant distinctions.; pages: 5; 6
claim: The appeal was dismissed.; pages: 8
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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