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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision DEC042009_03B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC042009_03B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Director found sustained acclaim, major internationally recognized award, or at least three criteria not established. Counsel called the decision arbitrary/capricious and promised brief/evidence within 30 days; more than six months passed with none; no specific error was identified.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC042009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 4, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center EB-1A denial; counsel appealed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director found sustained acclaim, major internationally recognized award, or at least three criteria not established. Counsel called the decision arbitrary/capricious and promised brief/evidence within 30 days; more than six months passed with none; no specific error was identified.
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 |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | Not reached |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached |
Source holds and limits
status:
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Director’s criteria findings are background only.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover date December 4, 2009; Texas Service Center; EB-1A Form I-140.; pages: 1
claim: Director found no major internationally recognized award and fewer than three criteria (as well as acclaim not established); field is arts.; pages: 2
claim: Counsel called decision arbitrary/capricious and promised brief/evidence within 30 days, but more than six months passed without further documentation.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found no specific error of law/fact and summarily dismissed 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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