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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP132017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP132017_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. The petitioner fails criteria related to judging, awards, membership, published material and high salary; the record does not meet three criteria and does not establish acclaim.
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Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP132017_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 13, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; ski instructor |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner fails criteria related to judging, awards, membership, published material and high salary; the record does not meet three criteria and does not establish acclaim.
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 |
Membership | not met |
Published material about the person | not met |
Judging the work of others | not 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 met |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–5; individual criteria cite pinpoint pages.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Ski-instructor example for criterion-specific evidence and compensation comparisons; older decision and narrow sport context. 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.
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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