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EB-1A awards — AAO decision FEB252015_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner did not establish the one-time award or three qualifying 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: Printed decision identifies a Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability proceeding.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB252015_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 25, 2015 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision; procedural posture noted below. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO expressly states that the threshold was unmet, so a separate final-merits step was not reached; aggregate comments followed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not establish the one-time award or three qualifying 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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
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
claim: The petitioner claimed mountain-climbing extraordinary ability and submitted evidence concerning a National Open Climbing Competition award, memberships, and published materials.; pages: 2; 4; 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO found the competition evidence did not show selective eligibility or national/international recognition for excellence; a scholarship was not an award for excellence in the field.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Membership evidence did not establish qualifying outstanding-achievement criteria judged by recognized experts; published-material evidence failed on major-media/aboutness/authorship and translation requirements.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO found fewer than three criteria and did not reach formal final merits; appeal dismissed.; pages: 7; 8
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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