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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision APR202012_07B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision APR202012_07B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. AAO describes Director’s finding on high salary and absence of evidence for the other nine criteria, but does not conduct independent criterion review. The stated appeal supplied no criterion-specific rebuttal (p. 2).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR202012_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 20, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner described as machine operator. |
Procedural posture | Nebraska Service Center denied the petition. Director found the record related to high salary but failed to establish that criterion, and submitted nothing for the other nine categories. On appeal, petitioner said the I-140 had been denied and that he lacked achievements/awards; he identified no specific legal or factual error and provided no additional evidence. AAO summarily dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO describes Director’s finding on high salary and absence of evidence for the other nine criteria, but does not conduct independent criterion review. The stated appeal supplied no criterion-specific rebuttal (p. 2).
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 | not considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
AAO describes Director’s finding on high salary and absence of evidence for the other nine criteria, but does not conduct independent criterion review. The stated appeal supplied no criterion-specific rebuttal (p. 2).
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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