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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision MAY022012_02B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY022012_02B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. The filing gives notice of appeal but does not identify a specific erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact. Supporting correspondence and O-1 status do not supply a reasoned basis to disturb the decision.
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_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY022012_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 2, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from EB-1A denial; summary dismissal because the notice of appeal does not identify a specific factual or legal error. |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No new merits or final-merits determination; Director denial remains. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The filing gives notice of appeal but does not identify a specific erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact. Supporting correspondence and O-1 status do not supply a reasoned basis to disturb the decision.
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 — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover: May 2, 2012; petitioner seeks classification as makeup artist.; pages: 1
claim: AAO explains the denial and governing summary-dismissal standard.; pages: 2
claim: AAO describes counsel’s supplemental submission and notes it does not identify a specific error in the Director’s criteria findings.; pages: 3
claim: AAO finds appeal lacks a proper basis and dismisses it summarily.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Procedural example of summary dismissal for an inadequately specified appeal. Do not use as an independent criterion-outcome precedent.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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