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EB-1A final merits — AAO decision JAN252013_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN252013_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. No independent AAO criterion determination; appeal dismissed for failing to specify error (pp. 2–3). The opinion recounts that the Director had addressed awards and original contributions, but does not decide those criteria anew. Final merits not reached.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN252013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 25, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner sought classification as an alien of extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | The Director denied and reaffirmed the denial on motion. On appeal, counsel asserted the Director minimized internationally recognized awards and inadequately addressed original contributions, but did not identify an erroneous conclusion or specific evidence overlooked. AAO summarily dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No independent AAO criterion determination; appeal dismissed for failing to specify error (pp. 2–3). The opinion recounts that the Director had addressed awards and original contributions, but does not decide those criteria anew. 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
No independent AAO criterion determination; appeal dismissed for failing to specify error (pp. 2–3). The opinion recounts that the Director had addressed awards and original contributions, but does not decide those criteria anew. Final merits not reached.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not present counsel’s assertions or the Director’s discussion as AAO criterion holdings.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify nonprecedent status and exact procedural posture.
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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