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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB122018_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB122018_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found the award criterion met, but published material and judging claims failed; original contributions was not pursued on appeal. The petitioner therefore did not meet three criteria.
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: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB122018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 12, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: professional bridge playing. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; Director found two criteria met and petitioner asserted a third on appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not reached; threshold not met." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the award criterion met, but published material and judging claims failed; original contributions was not pursued on appeal. The petitioner therefore did not meet three criteria.
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 |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | not reached |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–5; awards/publication pp. 3–4, judging p. 4, disposition p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow comparator for bridge-player evidence: tournament coverage versus material primarily about individual, and substantiating actual judging service. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover; February 12, 2018; professional bridge player; Nebraska Service Center appeal.
PDF page 2 — Describes criteria count, claims and appeal argument.
PDF page 4 — Reviews judging and letters/records; concludes insufficient criteria.
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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