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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN192017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN192017_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Published material and judging criteria were met, but awards, membership, display, and leading role were not. AAO found fewer than three criteria and the totality did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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 | JUN192017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 19, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field claimed: martial arts instruction / refereeing. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
Published material and judging criteria were met, but awards, membership, display, and leading role were not. AAO found fewer than three criteria and the totality did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.
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 | met |
Judging the work of others | met |
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 met |
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; media/judging p. 4; remaining criteria pp. 3–5; order p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow sports comparator distinguishing judging from event rule enforcement, press about a practitioner, and ordinary competition participation from qualifying display. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover and martial-arts instructor/referee appeal.
PDF page 2 — States fewer than three criteria established and identifies claims.
PDF page 3 — Reviews awards and membership; finds neither established.
PDF page 4 — Finds published material and judging met; display not met; analyzes leading role.
PDF page 5 — Concludes fewer than three criteria and no final acclaim; appeal dismissed.
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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