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EB-1A membership — AAO decision MAR212024_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO found membership, published-material, and judging evidence insufficient; it did not reach other contested claims after finding fewer than three criteria.
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: Complete printed AAO Form I-140 EB-1A decision, confirmed from source pages 1–2.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR212024_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 21, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of a Form I-140 EB-1A denial; AAO dismissed the appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO found fewer than three criteria and did not reach final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found membership, published-material, and judging evidence insufficient; it did not reach other contested claims after finding fewer than three criteria.
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 reached — p. 8 |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — p. 2 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — p. 2 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — p. 2 |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — p. 8 |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — p. 2 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — p. 2 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought classification for powerlifting and asserted awards, membership, published material, judging, and a leading/critical role; the appeal did not pursue several other listed criteria.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO found membership, published material, and judging not established; it did not reach awards or leading/critical role after finding fewer than three criteria.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The appeal was dismissed.; pages: 8; 9
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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