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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision AUG022010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed summarily. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG022010_01B2203: Appeal dismissed summarily. No criterion findings. AAO states later-acquired facts cannot establish eligibility at filing and does not infer which criteria the unclassified letters might address (p. 2).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG022010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | August 2, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in music; petitioner is described as a musician, composer and sound director. |
Procedural posture | Director denied June 4, 2009. Counsel claimed the evidence established sustained acclaim and at least three criteria, requested extra time for a brief/evidence, and later sought more time to gather Kenyan documents. Nothing further was received after about 12 months. AAO found no specific basis for appeal; much of appeal evidence described events after the I-140 filing date and counsel did not identify criteria for reference letters. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed summarily. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No criterion findings. AAO states later-acquired facts cannot establish eligibility at filing and does not infer which criteria the unclassified letters might address (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
No criterion findings. AAO states later-acquired facts cannot establish eligibility at filing and does not infer which criteria the unclassified letters might address (p. 2).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Preserve filing-date limitation and do not treat post-filing evidence as a criterion finding.
Editorial use note: May support carefully scoped, source-cited procedural or evidentiary guidance; clearly label as nonprecedent and preserve procedural posture.
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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