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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY012008_01B2203: Page 2 states appeal dismissed based on withdrawal; separate fraud/material-misrepresentation finding is…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY012008_01B2203: Page 2 states appeal dismissed based on withdrawal; separate fraud/material-misrepresentation finding is announced but its complete analysis/order is missing. Source held. Supplied decision body is incomplete: only pages 1–2 contain text; seven trailing physical pages are blank. Do not treat the announced finding as fully reviewed or publication-ready.
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: hold_source_completeness. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY012008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 1, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; petitioner identified as a “Root Carving Artist.” |
Procedural posture | Available p. 2 says petitioner requested withdrawal of appeal on April 11, 2008; AAO says appeal will be dismissed based on withdrawal by counsel and that it will enter a separate administrative finding of fraud and material misrepresentation. It describes an alleged falsified exhibition document and a March 14, 2008 notice, but the physical PDF pages 3–9 are blank, so the rest of the investigation, response, finding, and disposition cannot be verified. |
Operative disposition | Page 2 states appeal dismissed based on withdrawal; separate fraud/material-misrepresentation finding is announced but its complete analysis/order is missing. Source held. |
Final-merits status | unclear |
What the AAO decision addressed
Supplied decision body is incomplete: only pages 1–2 contain text; seven trailing physical pages are blank. Do not treat the announced finding as fully reviewed or publication-ready.
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 | unclear — source PDF |
Membership | unclear — source PDF |
Published material about the person | unclear — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | unclear — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | unclear — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | unclear — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | unclear — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | unclear — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | unclear — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | unclear — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
Although source says appeal will be dismissed on withdrawal and announces a separate administrative finding of fraud/material misrepresentation, the decision ends after p. 2 of a 9-page file; pp. 3–9 are blank. Complete analysis and operative order for the administrative finding are missing.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1 cover identifies May 1, 2008 and EB-1A petition.
p. 2 says appeal withdrawn and dismissed; announces separate administrative fraud/material-misrepresentation finding; describes alleged falsified artistic exhibition material and notice dated March 14, 2008.
pp. 3–9 are blank in the supplied physical PDF; remainder of finding and final order not available.
How this record may be used in research
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Editorial use note: Hold pending authoritative source reconciliation.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — Physical pages 3–9 blank; the nine-page file’s substantive decision is incomplete.
PDF page 4 — Blank physical page visually inspected; no decision text visible.
PDF page 5 — Blank physical page visually inspected; no decision text visible.
PDF page 6 — Blank physical page visually inspected; no decision text visible.
PDF page 7 — Blank physical page visually inspected; no decision text visible.
PDF page 8 — Blank physical page visually inspected; no decision text visible.
PDF page 9 — Blank physical page visually inspected; no decision text visible.
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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