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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision MAR052009_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR052009_02B2203: Appeal dismissed. Sparse record and legacy decision. Narrow educational fit for distinguishing ads featuring a person from media coverage about the person and for salary comparison evidence.
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_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR052009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 5, 2009 (cover stamp partially legible) |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability appeal / AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Texas Service Center denial; dismissed. Petitioner did not file the promised appeal brief/additional evidence after more than 18 months. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_with_aggregate_unfavorable_review |
What the AAO decision addressed
Sparse record and legacy decision. Narrow educational fit for distinguishing ads featuring a person from media coverage about the person and for salary comparison evidence.
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 met — 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 met — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source completeness hold; identifying data redacted."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Published material about petitioner; pages: 4
claim: Display at artistic exhibitions/showcases; pages: 5
claim: Leading/critical role; pages: 5; 6
claim: High salary; pages: 6
claim: Final merits; pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: limited_historical_context_only
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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