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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN182009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The evidence does not satisfy the claimed initial criteria or demonstrate sustained national/international acclaim; AAO reviews the record as a whole and dismisses.
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: Complete AAO decision on an EB-1A Form I-140 extraordinary-ability petition or appeal, including the decision that remands for further action.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN182009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-06-18 |
Classification / field stated in source | physical rehabilitation and massage therapy; professional athlete; AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of EB-1A petition; AAO reviews awards, published material, leading/critical role, and high-salary evidence. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The evidence does not satisfy the claimed initial criteria or demonstrate sustained national/international acclaim; AAO reviews the record as a whole and dismisses. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The evidence does not satisfy the claimed initial criteria or demonstrate sustained national/international acclaim; AAO reviews the record as a whole and dismisses.
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 | |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 6 |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner filed as a physical-rehabilitation and massage therapist; evidence included work with the Multinational Force and Observers and athletic/rehabilitation materials. (pp. 1–4); pages: 1; 2; 3; 4
claim: The awards and articles did not establish nationally/internationally recognized recognition or qualifying published material about the petitioner. (pp. 4–6); pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: Evidence of work for an organization and compensation did not establish a leading/critical role or high salary in relation to others in the field. (pp. 6–7); pages: 6; 7
claim: The record did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing; appeal dismissed. (p. 7); pages: 7
How this record may be used in research
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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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