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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision SEP092022_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP092022_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Awards criterion failed due to unresolved inconsistencies and inadequate evidence of recognition; national-team membership did not establish selective outstanding-achievement admission; published-material article was not shown to be about petitioner or major media. AAO reserved contributions criterion; threshold unmet.
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. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP092022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 9, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability petition (AAO nonprecedent decision) |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial of EB-1A petition; de novo AAO review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_threshold_Not met |
What the AAO decision addressed
Awards criterion failed due to unresolved inconsistencies and inadequate evidence of recognition; national-team membership did not establish selective outstanding-achievement admission; published-material article was not shown to be about petitioner or major media. AAO reserved contributions criterion; threshold unmet.
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 |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — 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 holds and limits
"Portions of names/team details are redacted; supporting certificates, letters and articles are not included."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: AAO found award records inconsistent on titles/results and insufficient evidence of national/international recognition beyond certificates and medals.; pages: 2; 3
claim: National-team membership evidence did not explain selection standards; single newspaper item not shown to meet published-material test.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Contributions criterion was reserved; final merits not reached because fewer than three initial criteria were established; appeal dismissed.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion_with_careful_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Law and awards evidence; discrepancies and award-recognition issues.
PDF page 3 — Continued awards criterion analysis and association membership.
PDF page 4 — Association and published-material findings; final-merits framework.
PDF page 5 — Conclusion, reserved contributions issue and dismissal order.
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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