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AAO EB-1A decision AUG292014_01B2203: swimming coach and procedural dismissals in eb-1a appeals

An EB‑1A petition must provide concrete, criterion‑specific evidence for at least three categories; omitting or waiving criteria without supporting documentation leads to dismissal. No award documentation establishing recognized excellence.; No evidence showing a leading or critical role.; No docume

Decision Snapshot

Field Value --- --- Decision ID AUG292014_01B2203 Decision date 2014-08-29 Outcome dismissed Field or occupation swimming coach Final merits discussed No / not stated

Criteria Discussed

  • awards

  • commercial_success

  • high_salary

  • judging

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • original_contributions

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Criteria Accepted

Not stated in the extracted decision plan.

Criteria Rejected

  • awards

  • leading_critical_role

  • membership

  • published_material

  • scholarly_articles

Core Lesson

An EB‑1A petition must provide concrete, criterion‑specific evidence for at least three categories; omitting or waiving criteria without supporting documentation leads to dismissal.

Evidence Issue

  • No award documentation establishing recognized excellence.

  • No evidence showing a leading or critical role.

  • No documentation of membership requirements or expert evaluation.

  • Published material missing metadata and relevance to coaching expertise.

  • Absence of scholarly articles or other publications.

  • Insufficient evidence to satisfy at least three of the ten EB‑1A criteria.

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