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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN232013_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN232013_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found the petitioner had not met the antecedent requirement of three criteria, including the claimed awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, role and salary.
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Scope classification from review: Source is an EB-1A decision; specific procedural posture and adjudicative-stage caveats are recorded separately.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN232013_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 23, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Texas Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The conclusion identifies failure to satisfy the three-category threshold; no separate final-merits determination is reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the petitioner had not met the antecedent requirement of three criteria, including the claimed awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, role and salary.
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 | |
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 met — p. 15 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner sought extraordinary-ability classification in athletics as a soccer player and coach.; evidence_pages: 2
claim: The AAO reviewed extensive soccer award, team-membership, media, judging, role and remuneration evidence.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15
claim: The AAO found the required three types of qualifying evidence were not established and dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 15; 16
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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