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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP182018_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed AAO finds fewer than three regulatory criteria; final merits is unnecessary; aggregate review does not support sustained acclaim.
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: Complete identity-matched AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP182018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2018-09-18 |
Classification / field stated in source | wrestler competing in international tournaments; EB-1A extraordinary-ability proceeding |
Procedural posture | Appeal from EB-1A denial; petitioner claimed one-time award and several criteria including membership, published material, judging, original contributions, and leading role. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO finds fewer than three regulatory criteria; final merits is unnecessary; aggregate review does not support sustained acclaim. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds fewer than three regulatory criteria; final merits is unnecessary; aggregate review does not support sustained 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 | |
Membership | |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 5 |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner claimed a one-time award and five alternate criteria; AAO found the asserted award did not qualify as a major internationally recognized award.; pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: Membership, published material, and leading/critical role evidence did not satisfy their criteria.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7
claim: AAO accepted judging evidence based on service as a judge at wrestling competitions.; pages: 5
claim: Original contributions evidence did not establish major significance; fewer than three criteria were met and final merits was not reached.; pages: 6; 7
How this record may be used in research
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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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