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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN242018_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN242018_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found one criterion met (awards), but membership and published-material evidence did not establish two more; the initial three-criterion threshold was unmet.
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 | JAN242018_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 24, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: judo / combat sports. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial; petitioner described herself as wrestler/coach and judo wrestler. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not reached; threshold not met." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found one criterion met (awards), but membership and published-material evidence did not establish two more; the initial three-criterion threshold was unmet.
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 met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not reached |
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 reached |
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. 1–4; awards and membership pp. 2–3, published/judging p. 4, order p. 4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Comparator for separating sport medals from qualifying membership and distinguishing articles about competitions from published material about the beneficiary. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
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Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover; appeal from Texas Service Center; judo/wrestling extraordinary-ability claim.
PDF page 2 — Describes initial claims and the governing test; identifies award evidence.
PDF page 4 — Reviews published material/judging and criteria threshold; dismisses appeal.
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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