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AAO EB-1A decision DEC212006_02B2203: Appeal disposition

EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision DEC212006_02B2203: Appeal rejected as improperly filed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…

Decision summary: AAO decision DEC212006_02B2203: Appeal rejected as improperly filed. AAO states Director issued the decision January 24, 2006 and petitioner submitted an unsigned Form I-290B on February 23, 2006. It rejects the appeal as not properly signed under cited regulations.

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_nonprecedent_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID	DEC212006_02B2203
Decision date as printed	December 21, 2006
Classification / field stated in source	EB-1A Form I-140; field not specified in AAO discussion; AAO decision (the reviewed text does not state precedent status)
Procedural posture	Nebraska Service Center denial; Form I-290B appeal submitted February 23, 2006 was unsigned.
Operative disposition	Appeal rejected as improperly filed.
Final-merits status	Not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

AAO states Director issued the decision January 24, 2006 and petitioner submitted an unsigned Form I-290B on February 23, 2006. It rejects the appeal as not properly signed under cited regulations.

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 AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
Published material about the person	Not reached — source PDF
Judging the work of others	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
Original contributions of major significance	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
Scholarly authorship	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
Artistic display or showcases	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
Leading or critical role	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
High salary or remuneration	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF
Commercial success in the performing arts	Not reached AAO disposed of this appeal on a procedural ground or mootness and did not adjudicate this regulatory criterion. — source PDF

Source holds and limits

["The AAO did not reach the EB-1A criteria or the appeal merits.", "Identifying data are redacted."]

Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer

The AAO did not reach the EB-1A criteria or the appeal merits.
Identifying data are redacted.

Source-cited findings recorded in review

claim: The AAO decision cover identifies this as an EB-1A immigrant petition decision dated December 21, 2006.; pages: 1
claim: The petition’s classification or field is described as: EB-1A Form I-140; field not specified in AAO discussion.; pages: 2
claim: Nebraska Service Center denial; Form I-290B appeal submitted February 23, 2006 was unsigned.; pages: 2
claim: AAO states Director issued the decision January 24, 2006 and petitioner submitted an unsigned Form I-290B on February 23, 2006. It rejects the appeal as not properly signed under cited regulations.; pages: 2
claim: Operative order: Appeal rejected as improperly filed.; pages: 2

How this record may be used in research

Comparison scope: {'fit': 'rejection for unsigned appeal', 'reason': 'Narrow procedural filing-compliance example; distinguish rejection as improperly filed from a merits dismissal.'}

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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Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for DEC212006_02B2203