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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUN292006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN292006_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found the 1997 Francophone Games gold medal satisfied the awards criterion. Local newspaper coverage did not establish qualifying major-media material; letters did not establish remaining criteria. The record also did not establish sustained acclaim/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 | JUN292006_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 29, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: distance running / athletics. |
Procedural posture | Appeal after Nebraska Service Center reopened and again denied the petition. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "Adverse totality/top-of-field finding stated in addition to failure to establish three criteria." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the 1997 Francophone Games gold medal satisfied the awards criterion. Local newspaper coverage did not establish qualifying major-media material; letters did not establish remaining criteria. The record also did not establish sustained acclaim/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 | met |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not 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 coded — source PDF |
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. 2–5; awards/publication p. 3, letters p. 4, merits/disposition p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Comparator for distinguishing an athletics medal from local press and unspecific recommendation letters; use the specific award context and dated standard. 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; date, Nebraska Service Center and appeal posture.
PDF page 2 — Identifies runner and the awards/publication criteria; explains legal standard.
PDF page 4 — Reviews recommendation letters and other asserted criteria.
PDF page 5 — Finds no sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; 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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