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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP092021_03B2203: Remanded for a new final-merits determination; no ultimate eligibility outcome. Review source status…
Decision summary: The AAO Remanded for a new final-merits determination; no ultimate eligibility outcome. AAO concluded the Director’s final-merits analysis used unsupported requirements and did not adequately assess the record in totality; Remanded for a proper analysis.
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 | SEP092021_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 9, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: bodybuilding / fitness coaching. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial; Director found three criteria but denied after final-merits review. |
Operative disposition | Remanded for a new final-merits determination; no ultimate eligibility outcome. |
Final-merits status | “Director made an adverse final-merits determination; AAO found its reasoning deficient and Remanded. AAO did not decide final merits itself.” |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO concluded the Director’s final-merits analysis used unsupported requirements and did not adequately assess the record in totality; Remanded for a proper analysis.
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 | met |
Judging the work of others | met |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
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-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–4; criteria/posture p. 2, final-merits analysis and remand pp. 3–4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful procedural comparator for final-merits remands after three criteria are accepted. Do not characterize as AAO approval or adverse final-merits holding. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
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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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