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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision JUN242005_05B2203: Appeal dismissed; see cited pages. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN242005_05B2203: Appeal dismissed; see cited pages. AAO dismissed. It found awards/display evidence persuasive but dated, and remaining documentation insufficient to show sustained acclaim as of filing in 2003 (pp. 2–8).
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_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN242005_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 24, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | Soccer player; collegiate and Slovakian national-team participation; female petitioner. |
Procedural posture | Legacy AAO appeal of Vermont Service Center denial of Form I-140. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; see cited pages. |
Final-merits status | Adverse aggregate analysis; even persuasive award/showcase evidence related to earlier years and did not establish sustained acclaim at filing (pp. 7–8). |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO dismissed. It found awards/display evidence persuasive but dated, and remaining documentation insufficient to show sustained acclaim as of filing in 2003 (pp. 2–8).
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 | met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful soccer comparator on college honors versus professional field scope, article focus, team membership, and date-of-filing continuity. Individual legacy case page with temporal qualification and exact procedure.
Editorial use note: Individual legacy case page with temporal qualification and exact procedure.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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