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AAO EB-1A decision DEC012010_01B2203: Appeal arguments

EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision DEC012010_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.

Decision summary: AAO decision DEC012010_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. The appeal did not specifically address the reasons for denial or identify evidence the director allegedly failed to evaluate; no promised brief or evidence was received over approximately 12 months.

Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.

Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision_no_precedent_status_asserted. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID	DEC012010_01B2203
Decision date as printed	December 1, 2010
Classification / field stated in source	Arts / martial arts instruction, described in the decision as “Shaolin Martial Arts Instructor”.
Procedural posture	Texas Service Center denial; appeal to AAO; summary dismissal for insufficiently specific appeal argument.
Operative disposition	Appeal summarily dismissed.
Final-merits status	Not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

The appeal did not specifically address the reasons for denial or identify evidence the director allegedly failed to evaluate; no promised brief or evidence was received over approximately 12 months.

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 reached — source PDF
Membership	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
Published material about the person	Not reached — source PDF
Judging the work of others	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
Original contributions of major significance	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
Scholarly authorship	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
Artistic display or showcases	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
Leading or critical role	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
High salary or remuneration	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF
Commercial success in the performing arts	Not reached The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Source holds and limits

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Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer

Director’s extraordinary-ability finding is background only; AAO did not adjudicate the criterion evidence in this appeal.

Source-cited findings recorded in review

claim: Cover identifies a December 1, 2010 EB-1A I-140 and Texas Service Center.; pages: 1
claim: Petitioner sought extraordinary ability as a “Shaolin Martial Arts Instructor”; Director found extraordinary ability and sustained acclaim not established.; pages: 2
claim: Counsel generally alleged USCIS failed to recognize performance/evaluate evidence, but did not identify specific evidence or error; counsel requested more time for China evidence.; pages: 2
claim: About 12 months after appeal, AAO had received nothing further and summarily dismissed the appeal.; pages: 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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for DEC012010_01B2203