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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision FEB022009_03B2203: summary dismissal for failure to identify specific error; no criterion review. Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB022009_03B2203: summary dismissal for failure to identify specific error; no criterion review.
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_procedural_record; not an AAO EB-1A criterion/final-merits decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB022009_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 2, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO EB-1A extraordinary ability in sciences procedural decision. |
Procedural posture | Nebraska Service Center denied; AAO appeal. Form I-290B Part 3 left blank, no brief/additional evidence received more than ten months after appeal filed March 4, 2008. AAO summarily dismisses because appeal identifies no specific erroneous factual/legal conclusion under 8 C.F.R. 103.3(a)(1)(v). |
Operative disposition | summary dismissal for failure to identify specific error; no criterion review |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
summary dismissal for failure to identify specific error; no criterion review
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 |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
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
["No merits analysis. The source identifier and printed date agree; page 1 is an instruction/cover sheet, page 2 is full decision text.", "Any director-level criterion result is reported only as attributed background; it is not an AAO criterion determination."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
No merits analysis. The source identifier and printed date agree; page 1 is an instruction/cover sheet, page 2 is full decision text.
Any director-level criterion result is reported only as attributed background; it is not an AAO criterion determination.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 2 says Director found no sustained acclaim; appeal blank/no evidence; order dismisses.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: May be grouped only with like procedural dispositions (summary dismissal for failure to identify error; untimely appeal; mootness after adjustment). Keep separate mechanisms and cite decision-specific sources.
Editorial use note: May be considered for a source-cited procedural reference entry after editorial review; do not frame as a substantive criterion precedent.
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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