Sustained
O-1A
O-1A Sustained — Athletics (2011): the director denied the petition because the contract
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Decision Summary
The director denied the petition because the contract between the petitioner (acting as an agent) and the beneficiary did not specify the remuneration. The appeal was sustained because the AAO accepted the petitioner's explanation that the beneficiary's compensation would be prize money from competitions, which cannot be predetermined, and that this arrangement is customary for the field.
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