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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JUL312014_01B2203: AAO dismissed the appeal. (Final page/order cited in posture/outcome.). Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL312014_01B2203: AAO dismissed the appeal. (Final page/order cited in posture/outcome.). AAO found insufficient initial criterion evidence and separately found no clear evidence petitioner would continue work as a coach in the United States. (pp. 6–13).
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 | JUL312014_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 31, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A athletics petition by a figure-skating coach; petitioner’s prior ice-dance experience was also discussed. (pp. 2, 4–6) |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial; AAO dismissed. (pp. 1–2, 13) |
Operative disposition | AAO dismissed the appeal. (Final page/order cited in posture/outcome.) |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits analysis; AAO concluded the initial categories were insufficient and continued-work evidence was missing. (pp. 6, 13) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found insufficient initial criterion evidence and separately found no clear evidence petitioner would continue work as a coach in the United States. (pp. 6–13)
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not met |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
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 identity/completeness hold. Nonprecedent; continued-work defect is an independent basis and should not be omitted.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: A case page can answer whether reviewing athletes/staff counts as formal judging in this particular record and separately state the continued-work ground.
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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