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AAO EB-1A decision NOV032005_03B2203: Motions to reconsider

AAO EB-1A decision NOV032005_03B2203: Motions to reconsider

EB-1A motions to reconsider — AAO decision NOV032005_03B2203: The appeal is summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official…

Decision summary: AAO decision NOV032005_03B2203: The appeal is summarily dismissed. The appeal was summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v) for failure to identify a specific erroneous conclusion or provide additional evidence.

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: in_scope_eb1a_procedural_record; no EB-1A criterion merits determination in this disposition.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

NOV032005_03B2203

Decision date as printed

November 3, 2005

Classification / field stated in source

Form I-140 extraordinary-ability classification under INA § 203(b)(1)(A) / EB-1A, as stated in the source.

Procedural posture

AAO decision on appeal from Vermont Service Center EB-1A denial; self-represented. Petitioner made a general claim that work had recognized reputation and requested reconsideration, without a brief/evidence addressing denial reasons.

Operative disposition

The appeal is summarily dismissed.

Final-merits status

not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

The appeal was summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v) for failure to identify a specific erroneous conclusion or provide additional evidence.

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 Director’s stated findings, where mentioned, are reported as procedural background and are not AAO criterion holdings.", "No criterion state is inferred from the procedural result."]

Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer

  • The Director’s stated findings, where mentioned, are reported as procedural background and are not AAO criterion holdings.

  • No criterion state is inferred from the procedural result.

Source-cited findings recorded in review

  • p. 1, decision date, service center/case identifier, classification and appeal or motion posture.

  • p. 2, appeal history, summary-dismissal analysis, and ORDER.

How this record may be used in research

Comparison scope: May be included in a procedural index with exact disposition labels, date, posture and source citations; do not merge distinct summary-dismissal grounds or equate a motion denial/remand with a merits denial.

Editorial use note: Eligible for source-linked procedural coverage only after normal editorial/legal review; no generated substantive EB-1A merits summary.

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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for NOV032005_03B2203