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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY242012_01B2203: Appeal dismissed; petition denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed; petition denied The AAO’s operative order dismisses the appeal; the stated merits and procedural basis is summarized above with page citations.
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 source is an AAO decision concerning an EB-1A Form I-140 petition and discusses eligibility for that classification.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY242012_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 24, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO nonprecedent decision on a Form I-140 petition for classification as an alien of extraordinary ability under INA § 203(b)(1)(A) (EB-1A). |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from denial of an EB-1A petition for an athlete seeking classification based on basketball accomplishments; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; petition denied |
Final-merits status | The AAO finds the petitioner did not satisfy three criteria and states a separate final-merits determination is not reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO’s operative order dismisses the appeal; the stated merits and procedural basis is summarized above with page citations.
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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — p. 11 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — p. 11 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — p. 11 |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — p. 10 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition seeks classification in athletics for a basketball player; the AAO compares claimed accomplishments to the appropriate professional-basketball level.; evidence_pages: 2; 3; 9
claim: The AAO finds awards, association membership, published material, judging, leading role, and high salary claims insufficient.; evidence_pages: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11
claim: The appeal is dismissed.; evidence_pages: 17
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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