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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JUL282008_01B2203: Director’s revocation decision affirmed; petition approval remains revoked (p. 16). Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL282008_01B2203: Director’s revocation decision affirmed; petition approval remains revoked (p. 16). AAO found evidence of competitive recognition in Suriname met awards criterion but remaining criteria/final totality did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; high-school team competition was not enough (pp. 7-15).
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL282008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 28, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A athletics petition by a swimmer (pp. 2-3). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center approved petition, later issued revocation; AAO had Remanded earlier proceedings and now affirmed the Director’s April 14, 2008 revocation, leaving approval revoked (pp. 2, 16). |
Operative disposition | Director’s revocation decision affirmed; petition approval remains revoked (p. 16). |
Final-merits status | Adverse aggregate conclusion; evidence did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing (pp. 14-15). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found evidence of competitive recognition in Suriname met awards criterion but remaining criteria/final totality did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; high-school team competition was not enough (pp. 7-15).
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 coded — source PDF |
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
No source integrity hold. Older redacted decision with multiple prior procedural steps; verify all history before summarizing elsewhere.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural case page can explain that a prior approval can be revoked after later proceedings and that AAO affirmed revocation; accurately describe the awards finding alongside denial.
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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