Published AAO appeal decisions

Squash professional petitioned by club for O-1A visa. Service center denied for failing to meet evidentiary criteria. Petitioner's appeal dismissed summarily for lack of specificity. Motions to reopen and reconsider dismissed because petitioner provided no new facts or evidence, and appellant brief was not properly filed with AAO.

The beneficiary is a boxer and trainer for whom an agent sought O-1A classification. The petitioner claimed membership, original contributions through comparable evidence, and high salary. The AAO dismissed the appeal because membership and contributions were not established, so three criteria were not satisfied, and it reserved the final merits.

A tennis training center petitioned for a tennis coach under O-1A extraordinary ability classification. The AAO dismissed the appeal because the petitioner did not provide a valid contract or summary of an oral agreement, since the submitted agreement was undated and unsigned by the beneficiary. The remaining grounds of denial were not reached.