AAO research
EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision OCT312018_01B2203: Petition denied on certification; prior approval revoked. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT312018_01B2203: Petition denied on certification; prior approval revoked. Director/AAO found no major internationally recognized award and fewer than three criteria. Student/team awards were not petitioner’s awards; media outlet status/translation, contributions, leading role, display and salary evidence were insufficient. (pp. 2–8).
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 | OCT312018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 31, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | Ballroom dance instruction; Russian dance-sport trainer |
Procedural posture | Certification of Nebraska Service Center revocation decision following prior approval; petition denied. |
Operative disposition | Petition denied on certification; prior approval revoked. |
Final-merits status | Formal final merits not reached because fewer than three criteria were established; AAO notes aggregate record also insufficient. (p. 8) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director/AAO found no major internationally recognized award and fewer than three criteria. Student/team awards were not petitioner’s awards; media outlet status/translation, contributions, leading role, display and salary evidence were insufficient. (pp. 2–8)
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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
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 met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
(pp. 2–3)
(p. 4)
(pp. 4–5)
(p. 5)
(pp. 6–7)
(pp. 6–8)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful dance-sport comparator on trainer vs award recipient, media evidence, and salary comparison; identify this as a certification/revocation proceeding, not ordinary appeal. Individual case page with revocation/certification posture clearly labeled.
Editorial use note: Individual case page with revocation/certification posture clearly labeled.
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.
Related corpus research
Full-corpus research index
Leading or critical role research
High salary or remuneration research
Athletics sector research
Performance sector research
Revocation research
Translat research
Browse the AAO decision index · Read EB-1A evidence guides · Review source and correction methodology.