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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT202009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds Ukrainian national-team membership met, but awards, published material, judging, and high salary not met; only one criterion established. Overall acclaim is discussed, but no separate final-merits step is reached.
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 cover identifies an EB-1A/extraordinary-ability Form I-140 matter under INA section 203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT202009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2009-10-20 |
Classification / field stated in source | trampoline athlete; EB-1A petition in athletics |
Procedural posture | Appeal after prior denial and motion to reopen; AAO reviews award, national-team membership, published material, judging, and high salary. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO finds Ukrainian national-team membership met, but awards, published material, judging, and high salary not met; only one criterion established. Overall acclaim is discussed, but no separate final-merits step is reached. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds Ukrainian national-team membership met, but awards, published material, judging, and high salary not met; only one criterion established. Overall acclaim is discussed, but no separate final-merits step is reached.
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 | met — p. 7 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 7 |
Judging the work of others | Not met — p. 7 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
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 met — p. 8 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner was a Russian trampoline/tumbling athlete whose petition had been denied, followed by a motion to reopen and appeal.; pages: 2
claim: AAO finds evidence of Ukrainian national-team membership sufficient for the membership criterion.; pages: 7
claim: Award, published-material, judging, and salary criteria were not established; the appeal is dismissed.; pages: 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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