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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision MAY252006_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY252006_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Request was for EB-1A; cited example involved a separate employer petition and did not establish a right to change classification. Self-petitioner could not use the proposed lesser labor-certification classifications.
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_eb1a_procedural_and_classification_issue. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY252006_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 25, 2006 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A under INA section 203(b)(1)(A); petitioner’s occupation described as crew supervisor. |
Procedural posture | Director denied the petition after concluding the stated occupation was not a field that might qualify under the checked extraordinary-ability classification. Petitioner argued he should be considered under a lesser classification, relying on an unrelated request for evidence. AAO explains the petitioner was self-petitioning and could not self-petition in the lesser classifications requiring labor certification; no authority required the Director to reclassify the petition. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Request was for EB-1A; cited example involved a separate employer petition and did not establish a right to change classification. Self-petitioner could not use the proposed lesser labor-certification classifications.
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 |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
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
["The decision does not examine evidence under the ten EB-1A criteria or final merits.", "Do not summarize as a holding that a crew-supervisor occupation categorically cannot qualify; the stated decision concerns classification requested and self-petition mechanics."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The decision does not examine evidence under the ten EB-1A criteria or final merits.
Do not summarize as a holding that a crew-supervisor occupation categorically cannot qualify; the stated decision concerns classification requested and self-petition mechanics.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1 cover identifies May 25, 2006 and EB-1A petition.
p. 2 identifies crew-supervisor occupation, Director’s reasoning, request to change classification, self-petition status, statutory/regulatory basis, and order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Group only in a clearly labeled procedural collection by mechanism: (1) late appeals rejected with no motion treatment; (2) late appeals returned for motion consideration; (3) summary dismissal for nonspecific appeal/no supplement; (4) abandonment after missed NOID response; (5) representative/jurisdiction/classification filing defects; and (6) motions denied/dismissed for failure to meet motion standards. Do not combine these procedural outcomes as substantive EB-1A criterion outcomes.
Editorial use note: May be summarized only as a source-cited procedural record; no criterion-specific summary or outcome implied.
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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