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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT252006_01B2203: Awards criterion met; other evaluated criteria failed; continued-work/occupation evidence also did not…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT252006_01B2203: Awards criterion met; other evaluated criteria failed; continued-work/occupation evidence also did not establish eligibility.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision_historical_analysis. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT252006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 25, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Vermont Service Center denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Awards criterion met; other evaluated criteria failed; continued-work/occupation evidence also did not establish eligibility. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_initial_threshold_failed |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards criterion met; other evaluated criteria failed; continued-work/occupation evidence also did not 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 | met — p. 3 |
Membership | Not met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold; hash, bytes and physical pages match."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: World championship first place and other international armwrestling placement evidence met awards criterion.; pages: 3
claim: Association membership, published material, judging/refereeing and original contributions failed; referee duties were distinguished from judging athletes’ work.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: Continued work/primary occupation and support evidence were also deficient; fewer than three criteria and appeal dismissed.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision_historical_analysis
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 4 — Published material and referee-versus-judge analysis.
PDF page 5 — Contribution fails; discusses continued work and athletic employment.
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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