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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN232021_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found the awards criterion met but found the remaining discussed criteria insufficient; fewer than three criteria were established.
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: Source is an AAO decision involving an EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN232021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 23, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal following denial and subsequent denial of a motion to reopen; EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition in athletics. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Fewer than three criteria were established; the decision says it need not reach final merits, while making an aggregate acclaim observation. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the awards criterion met but found the remaining discussed criteria insufficient; fewer than three criteria were established.
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 met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 6 |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification in athletics and submitted evidence concerning athletic awards and other criteria.; evidence_pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: The AAO found the awards criterion met but rejected membership, published material, judging, and original contributions.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The AAO found fewer than three criteria met, stated that a final-merits analysis was unnecessary, and dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 8
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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