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AAO EB-1A decision JAN112013_03B2203: Appeal disposition

AAO EB-1A decision JAN112013_03B2203: Appeal disposition

EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision JAN112013_03B2203: Appeal rejected as improperly filed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…

Decision summary: AAO decision JAN112013_03B2203: Appeal rejected as improperly filed. No merits review; no authorized representative. Alternative brief did not specify error.

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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

JAN112013_03B2203

Decision date as printed

January 11, 2013

Classification / field stated in source

EB-1A extraordinary ability.

Procedural posture

Appeal rejected because attorney lacked current executed G-28; alternative summary-dismissal basis stated.

Operative disposition

Appeal rejected as improperly filed.

Final-merits status

not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

No merits review; no authorized representative. Alternative brief did not specify error.

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

Membership

not considered

Published material about the person

not considered

Judging the work of others

not considered

Original contributions of major significance

not considered

Scholarly authorship

not considered

Artistic display or showcases

not considered

Leading or critical role

not considered

High salary or remuneration

not considered

Commercial success in the performing arts

not considered

Source holds and limits

["Public copy contains privacy redactions; avoid personal data."]

Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer

  • Public copy contains privacy redactions; avoid personal data.

Source-cited findings recorded in review

  • Appeal rejected; filing and G-28 rules. (PDF p. 2)

  • Explains affected-party standing and current G-28 requirement. (PDF p. 3)

  • No response to request; appeal rejected; alternative summary dismissal for no specific error. (PDF p. 4)

How this record may be used in research

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Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, cited content; state exact posture and nonprecedent status.

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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for JAN112013_03B2203