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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision JAN172013_01B2203: Appeal dismissed summarily. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN172013_01B2203: Appeal dismissed summarily. AAO did not independently decide criteria; it reports Director’s findings as background and dismisses because appeal identifies no specific error (pp. 2–3). Final merits not reached.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN172013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 17, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in fashion; petitioner is a fashion stylist. |
Procedural posture | Director found published material criterion met but found awards, judging, original contributions, display, leading/critical role, commercial success, membership, and high salary unmet or unsupported. Counsel promised a brief but supplied only conclusory claims that denial was arbitrary/capricious and totality of evidence established qualifications; no criterion-specific argument or evidence. AAO summarily dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed summarily. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO did not independently decide criteria; it reports Director’s findings as background and dismisses because appeal identifies no specific error (pp. 2–3). Final merits not reached.
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-cited findings recorded in review
AAO did not independently decide criteria; it reports Director’s findings as background and dismisses because appeal identifies no specific error (pp. 2–3). Final merits not reached.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not attribute the Director’s criterion findings to AAO or treat published material as an AAO finding.
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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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