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EB-1A awards — AAO decision NOV072005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV072005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed. The AAO found the equestrian awards, memberships, media, judging, contributions and leadership evidence insufficient to establish eligibility.
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 decision. This does not make the decision binding precedent; case-specific procedural and merits-stage caveats are retained.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV072005_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 7, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal of California Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The decision discusses the final-merits framework and concludes the evidence does not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found the equestrian awards, memberships, media, judging, contributions and leadership evidence insufficient to establish eligibility.
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 | Not met — p. 7 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 8 |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 8 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 11 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition sought EB-1A classification in athletics based on equestrian show jumping.; evidence_pages: 2; 3
claim: The AAO reviewed claimed horse-riding awards, competition records, memberships, published materials, judging and contributions/roles.; evidence_pages: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15
claim: The AAO concluded the record did not establish the required acclaim and dismissed the appeal.; evidence_pages: 15; 16
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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