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EB-1A three-criterion threshold — AAO decision NOV202018_01B2203: Appeal sustained. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV202018_01B2203: Appeal sustained. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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_decision_or_related_proceeding. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV202018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-11-20 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of Form I-140 EB-1A petition.; citation_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; classification: Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of Form I-140 EB-1A petition. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal sustained.', 'basis': 'The AAO found the petitioner satisfied four criteria (awards, membership, published material and leading/critical role) and, on final merits, found sustained acclaim and eligibility as an extraordinary athlete. It also considered the proposed U.S. work and prospective benefit.', 'citation_pages': [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]} |
Final-merits status | The AAO concluded the totality established sustained acclaim and eligibility for extraordinary ability. |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 — source PDF |
Membership | met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Successful swimmer/coaching comparison for recognition, team role, published coverage, criteria threshold and final merits.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent, fact-specific approval; source contains redactions and includes a separate prospective-benefit analysis.'}
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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