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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT102008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner had youth-level acrobatics awards through 2002 but no evidence of sustained acclaim by the 2006 filing date; claimed criteria for awards, media, judging, contributions, and leading/critical role were not established.
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 Form I-140 EB-1A decision; field-specific caveats are stated in verified facts and comparison caveats.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT102008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 10, 2008 |
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 found the initial threshold of three criteria unmet; its aggregate discussion is not a separate modern final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner had youth-level acrobatics awards through 2002 but no evidence of sustained acclaim by the 2006 filing date; claimed criteria for awards, media, judging, contributions, and leading/critical role were not established.
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 considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 7 |
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 competed as a Ukrainian acrobat in 2000–2002, came to the United States in 2005, and sought to continue as an acrobatics coach.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The record did not show subsequent competition or sustained acclaim in the four years preceding filing; youth-level awards and lack of current recognition did not satisfy the award criterion.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: The record did not establish qualifying media, judging at a significant competition level, major contributions, or a leading/critical role for a distinguished sports club.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: The AAO concluded the threshold was unmet and dismissed the appeal.; pages: 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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