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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision MAY242017_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY242017_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Failure to identify a specific erroneous conclusion of law or fact and no promised brief/evidence arrived.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY242017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 24, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A Form I-140; extraordinary ability in the arts; non-precedent AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; AAO summarily dismisses for failure to identify specific error |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Failure to identify a specific erroneous conclusion of law or fact and no promised brief/evidence arrived.
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
["Petitioner’s descriptor is redacted; do not infer identity or specific arts discipline.", "Do not characterize this as a criterion-level denial."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Petitioner’s descriptor is redacted; do not infer identity or specific arts discipline.
Do not characterize this as a criterion-level denial.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The decision identifies Matter of J-K-, dated May 24, 2017, as a non-precedent AAO decision.; pages: 1
claim: Petition seeks extraordinary ability in the arts under INA §203(b)(1)(A).; pages: 1
claim: The Director denied the petition and the matter was on appeal.; pages: 1
claim: Petitioner did not identify a specific erroneous conclusion of law or fact; although Form I-290B said a brief/additional evidence would follow within 30 days of February 1, 2016, AAO had received nothing further.; pages: 1
claim: AAO summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. §103.3(a)(1)(v).; pages: 1
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'narrow procedural explainer only', 'reason': 'Illustrates summary dismissal for failure to specify an error; no underlying evidence evaluation.'}
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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