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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY222019_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO agreed the petitioner met lesser-award and judging criteria, but found that membership, published-material and original-contribution claims failed; only two initial criteria were met.
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: The PDF identifies this as an AAO Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY222019_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 22, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision under INA §203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial of Form I-140; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO did not reach a formal final-merits determination after finding only two initial criteria; its overall acclaim discussion is not coded as a final-merits step. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO agreed the petitioner met lesser-award and judging criteria, but found that membership, published-material and original-contribution claims failed; only two initial criteria were met.
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 | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 2 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a wrestler who competed in national and international tournaments; appeal dismissed on de novo review.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The AAO agreed lesser nationally or internationally recognized wrestling awards and judging participation on two occasions met their criteria.; pages: 2
claim: Membership evidence consisted of conclusory and substantially similar letters without association bylaws or proof of expert review; the criterion was not met.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Articles and screenshots did not establish qualifying major-media coverage; the AAO found the published-material criterion unmet.; pages: 4; 5; 6
claim: Tournament results, an asserted wrestling title, and testimonial descriptions of an effective style did not establish original contributions of major significance.; pages: 6; 7
claim: The AAO dismissed the appeal after finding only two criteria met; formal final merits was not reached.; pages: 7; 8
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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