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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision MAR012006_03B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR012006_03B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. AAO found no specific legal/factual error identified. It expressly said the dance partner’s case was not before it and AAO could not determine whether the facts were substantially similar.
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision_no_precedent_status_asserted. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR012006_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 1, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A Form I-140; extraordinary ability in the arts |
Procedural posture | Vermont Service Center denial appealed by self-represented petitioner. She asserted her dance partner had been approved on a contemporaneous petition with the same documentation and promised a brief/evidence within 30 days; none arrived after over a year. |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found no specific legal/factual error identified. It expressly said the dance partner’s case was not before it and AAO could not determine whether the facts were substantially similar.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
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
status:
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not state the partner’s petition is actually comparable or that same documentation was independently verified; only petitioner asserted this.
No criterion-level merits analysis.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The source cover identifies an AAO decision dated March 1, 2006.; pages: 1
claim: Classification/field as described in the source: EB-1A Form I-140; extraordinary ability in the arts.; pages: 2
claim: Vermont Service Center denial appealed by self-represented petitioner. She asserted her dance partner had been approved on a contemporaneous petition with the same documentation and promised a brief/evidence within 30 days; none arrived after over a year.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found no specific legal/factual error identified. It expressly said the dance partner’s case was not before it and AAO could not determine whether the facts were substantially similar.; pages: 2
claim: Operative order: Appeal summarily dismissed.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
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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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