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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JAN122012_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (pp. 17-18). Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN122012_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied (pp. 17-18). AAO found the awards criterion met but did not find three qualifying criteria; final-merits analysis found no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. The decision notes professional bout victories did not alone establish the relevant award/recognition (pp. 5-17).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN122012_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 12, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A athletics petition by a professional boxer who also submitted film-role evidence (pp. 2, 13-16). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial; motion to reopen/reconsider denied by Director; appeal dismissed by AAO (p. 2). |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied (pp. 17-18). |
Final-merits status | Formal final-merits determination conducted and adverse; aggregate evidence did not establish acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 15-17). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the awards criterion met but did not find three qualifying criteria; final-merits analysis found no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. The decision notes professional bout victories did not alone establish the relevant award/recognition (pp. 5-17).
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 — 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 | unclear |
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 met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
No source integrity hold. Redacted; avoid implying that winning professional bouts never qualifies as awards.
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
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