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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL122005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL122005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The petitioner’s competition placements are local/regional or after filing; membership and publicity fail regulatory standards. The record does not establish national/international acclaim or a qualifying future-work plan.
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 | JUL122005_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 12, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; arm-wrestling athlete |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner’s competition placements are local/regional or after filing; membership and publicity fail regulatory standards. The record does not establish national/international acclaim or a qualifying future-work plan.
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 met |
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 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
pp. 1–5; page-by-page notes below.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Historical athletics example for the distinction between local competition placement and nationally/internationally recognized awards; verify current regulatory context before editorial use. 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, arm-wrestling field, appeal and legal standard.
PDF page 2 — Regulatory criteria; evidence of awards, membership and publicity begins.
PDF page 4 — Publicity and future-work evidence deficiencies.
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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