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EB-1A membership — AAO decision OCT232018_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 7). Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT232018_02B2203: Appeal dismissed (physical p. 7). Membership was not based on guide achievements or judged by recognized experts; published-material evidence failed translation/about-person/major-media elements; original contributions were not shown to have field-wide impact; leading/critical role finding was withdrawn; comparable evidence was not substantiated. Fewer than three criteria (pp. 2–7).
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_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT232018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 23, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A athletics; mountain climber / trek and expedition guide; Matter of N-K-S-. |
Procedural posture | Appeal following initial denial and motion to reopen; de novo AAO review of the resulting decision. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed (physical p. 7). |
Final-merits status | AAO considered record in aggregate and found it did not support sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; fewer than three threshold criteria established (pp. 6–7). |
What the AAO decision addressed
Membership was not based on guide achievements or judged by recognized experts; published-material evidence failed translation/about-person/major-media elements; original contributions were not shown to have field-wide impact; leading/critical role finding was withdrawn; comparable evidence was not substantiated. Fewer than three criteria (pp. 2–7).
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | not met |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations use physical PDF page numbers; pages were visually inspected in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful narrow expedition-guide example for association admission criteria, publication translation, field-wide significance, and role evidence; do not group as same case with other climbing decisions without identity proof. Potential individual page, clearly identify appeal-after-motion posture and cite pages 3–7.
Editorial use note: Potential individual page, clearly identify appeal-after-motion posture and cite pages 3–7.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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