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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision APR262005_06B2203: ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.; 7. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR262005_06B2203: ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.; 7. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR262005_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | {'value': '2005-04-26', 'confidence': 'high', 'support': 'Cover page date (PDF p.1); discussion also identifies filing date as May 24, 2002 (PDF p.6).'} |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; senior designer of computer games (PDF pp.2-3). |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal from California Service Center denial; petitioner argued a prior computer-generated approval notice meant the petition had already been approved. AAO found that notice was issued in error and dismissed the appeal (PDF p.2, p.7). |
Operative disposition | {'exact': 'ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.', 'page': 7} |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Discussed; state not normalized |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Discussed; state not normalized |
High salary or remuneration | Discussed; state not normalized |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Discussed; state not normalized |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: [{'fact': 'Beneficiary was a senior designer; only one post-filing game article reportedly named him, and only briefly described his role.', 'pages': [3, 4]}, {'fact': 'The criterion AAO expressly found met was leading/critical role, based on lead-designer role, distinguished petitioner reputation, and press event evidence.', 'pages': [5, 6]}, {'fact': 'AAO found only one of the discussed criteria met and dismissed the appeal.', 'pages': [6, 7]}]
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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