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EB-1A awards — AAO decision DEC212017_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC212017_01B2203: dismissed. The AAO found one-time achievement met based on a gold medal earned as a player at the 1990 world championship, but the petitioner did not establish that achievement as a major internationally recognized award or meet three criteria. Remaining criteria failed.
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Scope classification from review: The source is a complete AAO EB-1A decision or motion involving an EB-1A proceeding.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC212017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-12-21 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent AAO EB-1A decision or motion proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial of a Form I-140 EB-1A petition; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO did not make a final-merits determination because the initial criterion threshold was not established. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found one-time achievement met based on a gold medal earned as a player at the 1990 world championship, but the petitioner did not establish that achievement as a major internationally recognized award or meet three criteria. Remaining criteria failed.
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. 4 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
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 | |
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 AAO accepted the awards criterion based on the petitioner’s 1990 world championship gold medal as a player. (pp. 3–4); pages: 3; 4
claim: The AAO rejected the argument that the medal was a major internationally recognized award and did not treat player competition results as proof of extraordinary ability as a coach. (pp. 3–4); pages: 3; 4
claim: Membership, published material, leading/critical role, and other claimed criteria were not established on this record. (pp. 4–6); pages: 4; 6
claim: The appeal was dismissed; final merits was not reached after the threshold failure. (pp. 6–7); pages: 6; 7
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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