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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAR132012_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Appeal dismissed The petitioner argued the three-of-ten framework did not fit real-estate executives. AAO rejected a categorical exemption and found comparable evidence unavailable on this record; the petitioner had claimed several regular criteria and did not adequately contest the Director’s specific findings. AAO affirmed dismissal and the no-acclaim conclusion.
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Scope classification from review: The source is an AAO EB-1A petition appeal and contains decision-specific procedural and evidentiary analysis.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR132012_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 13, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability petition appeal |
Procedural posture | EB-1A appeal; dismissed; several specific merits issues treated as abandoned and comparable-evidence argument rejected. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed |
Final-merits status | The Director’s final-merits denial was not contested on appeal; AAO stated the record did not establish sustained acclaim or top-of-field standing. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner argued the three-of-ten framework did not fit real-estate executives. AAO rejected a categorical exemption and found comparable evidence unavailable on this record; the petitioner had claimed several regular criteria and did not adequately contest the Director’s specific findings. AAO affirmed dismissal and the no-acclaim conclusion.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The beneficiary was a director of operations in real estate; the petitioner relied on landmark-building transactions, jobs, and broad assertions that several criteria did not fit the occupation.; pages: 1; 2; 4
claim: The Director found published material met; the Director found awards, original contributions, artistic display, leading/critical role, and high salary not met, while finding no evidence for several other criteria.; pages: 2; 3
claim: On appeal, the petitioner did not contest specific adverse findings for awards, original contributions, artistic display, leading/critical role, high salary, or the final-merits analysis; AAO treated those issues as abandoned.; pages: 4; 5
claim: AAO held that inability to meet criteria does not establish that the standards do not readily apply; comparable evidence requires evidence explaining applicability and comparability.; pages: 5; 6
claim: AAO acknowledged artistic-display and performing-arts commercial-success criteria do not apply to real estate, but found no proof that remaining standards were inapplicable; the appeal was dismissed.; pages: 5; 6; 7
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How to use this record
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