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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY082018_01B2203: Motion denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Motion denied Earlier awards and judging findings remained. Motion did not establish qualifying published material or leading/critical role; prior original-contribution evidence remained insufficient. Both motions were denied.
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 petition proceeding; procedural/fraud-limited cases retain their stated caveats.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY082018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 8, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition appeal / motion, as specified in procedural posture |
Procedural posture | Joint motions to reopen and reconsider denied following earlier appeal dismissal; only awards and judging remained met; no qualifying third criterion. |
Operative disposition | Motion denied |
Final-merits status | The motion decision confirms the underlying threshold failure; no formal final-merits determination was made. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Earlier awards and judging findings remained. Motion did not establish qualifying published material or leading/critical role; prior original-contribution evidence remained insufficient. Both motions were denied.
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 — p. 2 |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Petitioner was an International Taekwondo Federation athlete/instructor; prior appeal had found awards and judging met but dismissed the petition for lack of a third criterion.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Motion argued published articles/interview and leading/critical role; media materials did not establish required aboutness, publication credentials, and complete accurate translations.; pages: 2; 3; 6; 7
claim: Role evidence did not establish the petitioner’s position in the hierarchy or distinguished reputation of the school/organizations.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Prior original-contribution finding was not overcome; the record did not show the alleged contributions had major field significance.; pages: 4; 5
claim: AAO denied both motion to reopen and motion to reconsider.; pages: 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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