Artists & Athletes — what the record shows
68 coded decisions · read for the reasons cases fail, not to score you
How cases like this are judged
Of the 27 decisions in this profile that reached the merits, here is where each Dhanasar prong was found not established. 41 more never reached the merits and are not counted below.
Prong 1 — national importancenot established in 24 of 27 (89%)
22 of those were the deciding prong.
Prong 2 — well positionednot established in 1 of 2 (50%)
Prong 3 — balance of factorsnot established in 2 of 3 (67%)
2 of those were the deciding prong.
Where cases like this most often fail
What this profile cannot afford to skip
- ✓The proposed endeavor must be specific, and it must stay the same endeavor: material changes after filing are not considered. Define it before you file, not on appeal.
- ✓Impact must reach beyond a particular geographic area or set of clients. The Policy Manual requires that the benefit be national in scope, not confined to a local or regional area.
- ✓Letters must name your specific endeavor and trace how your work shaped later work. Officers are trained that letters praising skills in general terms do not add value as evidence.
The appeal outcomes behind these numbers
Shareable finding
Artists & Athletes: "endeavor too vague" cited in 19 of 68 coded decisions
68 coded decisions, 2016-2026 · endeavor too vague in 19
Adjacent profiles
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Statistics from the coded record (2016–2026). Methodology