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EB-1A awards — AAO decision SEP272019_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP272019_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO agreed with the Director on the criteria discussed and concluded that the petitioner did not establish the initial threshold; final merits was not reached and appeal dismissed.
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Scope classification from review: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A eligibility or motion review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP272019_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2019-09-27 |
Classification / field stated in source | competitive swimmer; Matter of M-S-, EB-1A petition |
Procedural posture | Nonprecedent AAO decision on appeal from denial. AAO reviews awards, membership, published material, and leading/critical role; affirms the failure to establish the initial threshold and dismisses. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO agreed with the Director on the criteria discussed and concluded that the petitioner did not establish the initial threshold; final merits was not reached and appeal dismissed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO agreed with the Director on the criteria discussed and concluded that the petitioner did not establish the initial threshold; final merits was not reached and appeal dismissed.
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 | met — p. 3 |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 4 |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
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 was a competitive swimmer seeking EB-1A classification.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found the awards and membership criteria met, but the published-material and leading-role evidence did not establish three total criteria.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: AAO did not reach final merits and dismissed the appeal.; 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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