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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN082016_01B2203: Judging only was met; other claims for awards, membership, contributions and role failed. Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN082016_01B2203: Judging only was met; other claims for awards, membership, contributions and role failed.
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_individual_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN082016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 8, 2016 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal decision, Matter of J-A- |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Judging only was met; other claims for awards, membership, contributions and role failed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_initial_threshold_failed; aggregate discussion unfavorable |
What the AAO decision addressed
Judging only was met; other claims for awards, membership, contributions and role failed.
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 — p. 3 |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 4 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 5 |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold; hash, bytes and physical pages match."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Judging criterion met based on service as a judge for the national federation.; pages: 4
claim: Awards received by coached team members were not the beneficiary’s awards; membership in the team/federation was not qualifying association membership.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Comparable evidence based on athletes’ results was not established because beneficiary’s tutelage and attribution were not sufficiently documented; leading/critical role also failed.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Only one criterion met; final merits not reached; aggregate review unfavorable.; pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — Team awards not received by coach; association membership evidence.
PDF page 4 — Judging met; comparable contributions not proven.
PDF page 6 — Only one criterion; final merits not reached; dismissal.
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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