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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision DEC122006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC122006_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. The printed decision identifies an EB-2 petition under INA 203(b)(2), not an EB-1A petition under 203(b)(1)(A). This record is out of scope for an EB-1A decision summary and must not be grouped as an EB-1A decision.
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: Printed decision is an EB-2 exceptional-ability/NIW matter, not an EB-1A case.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC122006_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2006-12-12 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-2 petition for advanced-degree professional or exceptional ability; national-interest waiver |
Procedural posture | Appeal of EB-2 national-interest-waiver denial; dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | Out of scope: the decision proceeds under INA 203(b)(2) exceptional ability/national-interest waiver, not EB-1A final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The printed decision identifies an EB-2 petition under INA 203(b)(2), not an EB-1A petition under 203(b)(1)(A). This record is out of scope for an EB-1A decision summary and must not be grouped as an EB-1A decision.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner is a construction/business employer seeking to classify a beneficiary as an advanced-degree professional or alien of exceptional ability and obtain a national-interest waiver.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO finds the record does not establish advanced-degree-professional status or three exceptional-ability criteria; it also rejects the NIW showing.; pages: 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8
claim: The decision is an EB-2/NIW matter, despite appearing in an EB-1A PDF collection.; pages: 2; 3; 9
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: exclude_out_of_scope
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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