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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY212019_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 6). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY212019_01B2203: Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 6). Only judging was met. Awards, membership and published material did not qualify; the record did not establish three criteria. No separate final merits; aggregate conclusion adverse (pp. 2–6).
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_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY212019_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 21, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A petition by a Go player and teacher who competed, organized events and instructed students. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial; de novo review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (pp. 2, 6). |
Final-merits status | No separate final-merits determination because fewer than three criteria were met; aggregate review adverse (p. 6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
Only judging was met. Awards, membership and published material did not qualify; the record did not establish three criteria. No separate final merits; aggregate conclusion adverse (pp. 2–6).
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 |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | 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. 2–6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow comparison for competitive results versus awards, rating versus qualifying association membership, and actual tournament judging. Maintain Go-player/teacher field context. Individual source-linked summary and qualified sports/go evidence comparison.
Editorial use note: Individual source-linked summary and qualified sports/go evidence comparison.
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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