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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision DEC052024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC052024_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO finds the appeal does not identify a material factual/legal error in the motion decision. It also reviews salary evidence against claimed earnings and comparable occupation data, finding the filing does not overcome the prior motion denial.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_procedural_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC052024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 5, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal dismissed. |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial of motions in an EB-1A matter; summary dismissal because the appeal does not identify a specific error that would affect the latest decision. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Prior denial remains; no fresh comprehensive final-merits adjudication. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds the appeal does not identify a material factual/legal error in the motion decision. It also reviews salary evidence against claimed earnings and comparable occupation data, finding the filing does not overcome the prior motion denial.
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 — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies Dec. 5, 2024; petitioner is real-estate broker; appeal concerns motion decision.; pages: 1
claim: AAO explains summary-dismissal standard and reviews underlying motion claim of high salary.; pages: 2
claim: AAO compares business revenue/profit, returns, salary surveys, and contradictory amounts; evidence does not establish qualifying salary.; pages: 3
claim: AAO finds appeal does not identify a material error in the motion denial; appeal dismissed.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Procedural appeal about motions and a high-salary claim. Keep separate from a direct merits appeal and from other real-estate broker decisions.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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