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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP272010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The AAO rejected the evidence for awards, membership, press, judging, contributions, authorship, roles, and remuneration and dismissed the appeal.
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: AAO EB-1A decision; preserve nonprecedent status and case-specific findings.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP272010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 27, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability Form I-140 |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from Texas Service Center denial; appeal dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The AAO concludes the petitioner did not demonstrate sustained national or international acclaim or top-of-field standing in martial arts. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO rejected the evidence for awards, membership, press, judging, contributions, authorship, roles, and remuneration and dismissed the appeal.
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 | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | Not met — p. 24 |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 25 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not met — p. 26 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petition sought EB-1A classification in martial arts/Kung Fu.; evidence_pages: 2; 7
claim: The AAO identified uncertified or missing translations and evaluated awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, authorship, artistic display, roles, salary, and commercial success.; evidence_pages: 5; 6; 7; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29
claim: The AAO’s conclusion finds the petitioner did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing.; evidence_pages: 29; 30
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible with caveats
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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