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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision FEB032006_08B2203: Appeal dismissed; out of EB-1A scope. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB032006_08B2203: Appeal dismissed; out of EB-1A scope. The decision addresses the employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage and the applicable employment-based preference classification. The petition classification printed on page 1 is skilled worker/professional, not extraordinary ability.
Scope note: The source review classified this record as outside EB-1A merits scope. It is retained for corpus provenance and must not be used as an EB-1A criterion or eligibility example.
Scope classification from review: out_of_scope_non_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB032006_08B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 3, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | Form I-140 petition for a skilled worker or professional (not EB-1A extraordinary ability) |
Procedural posture | Appeal from denial of a Form I-140 skilled-worker/professional petition; source face and statutory discussion identify a classification outside EB-1A. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed; out of EB-1A scope. |
Final-merits status | not applicable; EB-1A final-merits review is outside this decision |
What the AAO decision addressed
The decision addresses the employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage and the applicable employment-based preference classification. The petition classification printed on page 1 is skilled worker/professional, not extraordinary ability.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Page 1 identifies the skilled-worker/professional petition classification and appeal.; pages: 1
claim: The analysis concerns ability to pay the offered wage, including tax and financial records.; pages: 2; 3; 4
claim: The AAO dismisses the appeal.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: ineligible
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover and classification; identifies skilled worker/professional petition.
PDF page 4 — Employer income, expenses, and ability-to-pay analysis.
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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