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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR252005_01B2203: dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR252005_01B2203: dismissed. The record did not establish the criteria or sustained acclaim; prior playing ability did not establish a qualifying future plan to continue work in the area. Legacy overall-acclaim analysis.
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 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision or motion involving an AAO EB-1A decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR252005_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Mar. 25, 2005 (date printed on case copy) |
Classification / field stated in source | Legacy EB-1A appellate decision (petitioner redacted) |
Procedural posture | Appeal of California Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | dismissed |
Final-merits status | Legacy 2005 overall-acclaim analysis; no modern formal FMD. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The record did not establish the criteria or sustained acclaim; prior playing ability did not establish a qualifying future plan to continue work in the area. Legacy overall-acclaim analysis.
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 — p. 3 |
Membership | Not met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
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 met — p. 4 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 4 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner’s NBA draft/playing history and materials did not establish qualifying award, membership, press or leading/critical-role criteria on this record.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Evidence of salary and offers was not sufficient to establish high remuneration or a clear plan to continue as a professional basketball player; assistant coaching/scouting was a distinct field of endeavor.; pages: 4; 5
claim: The AAO concluded that evidence did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing and dismissed the appeal under the legacy framework.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Caption and case date; basketball player classification.
PDF page 4 — Published material, role and salary evidence analyzed.
PDF page 5 — Future U.S. work and coaching-versus-playing distinction.
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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