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EB-1A membership — AAO decision FEB272018_06B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB272018_06B2203: Appeal dismissed (p. 6). Membership did not show admission based on outstanding achievements; race coverage was not qualifying media about petitioner; skills and training were not original contributions; participation did not establish qualifying display or critical role. Fewer than three criteria; final merits not reached (pp. 3–6).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB272018_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 27, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in athletics; petitioner is an ultramarathon runner (p. 1). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner claimed membership, published material, original contributions, display and leading/critical role (pp. 1–5). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Membership did not show admission based on outstanding achievements; race coverage was not qualifying media about petitioner; skills and training were not original contributions; participation did not establish qualifying display or critical role. Fewer than three criteria; final merits not reached (pp. 3–6).
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Names/races/orgs redacted; no implication that competing or winning itself is categorically irrelevant."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: Matter of R-S-F- cover; ultramarathon runner.; p2: Framework and claimed evidence.; p3: Membership and media analyses.; p4: Published-material criterion rejected.; p5: Original contributions, display and role evidence rejected.; p6: Conclusion and dismissal.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful endurance-sports example distinguishing athletic participation and praise from evidence of field-wide contributions, qualifying media, association criteria or critical role. Eligible for a narrow negative case summary; keep athletic category and exact failed criteria clear.
Editorial use note: Eligible for a narrow negative case summary; keep athletic category and exact failed criteria clear.
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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