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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC212005_03B2203: Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed AAO evaluated the petitioner as an athlete and coach; neither theory established three criteria. Awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, artistic display, and high salary were not established.
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: EB-1A decision visibly identified on opening page and disposition reviewed.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC212005_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 21, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A), except source held for mixed identities. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-1A denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Final-merits status | AAO found the three-criterion threshold unmet and did not make a distinct final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO evaluated the petitioner as an athlete and coach; neither theory established three criteria. Awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, artistic display, and high salary were not established.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 10 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: AAO assessed the petitioner both as an ice dancer and as a coach.; pages: 2; 3
claim: It found evidence insufficient under the discussed award, membership, published-material, judging, contribution, display, and high-salary criteria for either claimed role.; pages: 3; 10
claim: Appeal dismissed after finding fewer than three criteria established.; pages: 10; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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