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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT292013_03B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT292013_03B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. AAO found awards, original contributions and leading/critical role criteria supported. Training-camp coaching and evidence of contribution to preparation of elite athletes, expert letters, and field recognition established sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing; U.S. work would prospectively benefit the country.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT292013_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 29, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: Greco-Roman wrestling coaching. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner established threshold criteria and AAO conducted final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Director’s decision withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. |
Final-merits status | "Reached and favorable; appeal sustained and petition approved." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found awards, original contributions and leading/critical role criteria supported. Training-camp coaching and evidence of contribution to preparation of elite athletes, expert letters, and field recognition established sustained acclaim and top-of-field standing; U.S. work would prospectively benefit the country.
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 |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | 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
pp. 1–5; threshold and posture p. 2, award/role/contributions pp. 4–5, approval/order p. 5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Positive comparator for coaching cases with concrete competition recognition, role evidence and documented training impact; do not equate participation alone with contribution. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — Summarizes two-part Kazarian framework and final merits.
PDF page 4 — Analyzes awards, coaching contributions and critical role with organizations.
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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