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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision MAR142013_02B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR142013_02B2203: Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO affirms one criterion and finds additional evidence meets at least two further criteria; record establishes a career of acclaimed work, sustained national/international acclaim, and top-of-field standing in squash.
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_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR142013_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 14, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; AAO finds minimum criteria met and conducts final merits. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | Favorable; AAO finds sustained acclaim, top-of-field standing, and eligibility. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO affirms one criterion and finds additional evidence meets at least two further criteria; record establishes a career of acclaimed work, sustained national/international acclaim, and top-of-field standing in squash.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies Mar. 14, 2013; appeal from denial.; pages: 1
claim: AAO says appeal will be sustained; petitioner seeks extraordinary ability in athletics.; pages: 2
claim: AAO recites the criteria and two-step legal framework.; pages: 3
claim: AAO identifies petition filed July 18, 2012 for squash player/instructor; affirms award criterion and analyzes additional criteria.; pages: 4
claim: AAO finds membership and published-material criteria met, at least three criteria overall; final merits finds acclaimed career/top-of-field and approves petition.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Affirmative squash example; narrow comparison for athlete/instructor evidence and the distinction between criterion counting and final merits. Do not infer unlisted categories beyond the AAO’s express findings.
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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