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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision NOV032005_23B2203: The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v). Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV032005_23B2203: The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v). p. 2 states the petitioner did not specifically address the denial and provided no additional evidence, had indicated no separate brief/evidence would follow, and gives the ORDER dismissing the appeal.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV032005_23B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 3, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 appeal/AAO action as printed in source; for JAN072026_03B2203, source terminology is recorded separately and preserved in its posture and caveat. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from a Vermont Service Center denial of an EB-1A petition; the decision recounts the Director’s conclusion that sustained acclaim had not been established. |
Operative disposition | The appeal is summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v). |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
p. 2 states the petitioner did not specifically address the denial and provided no additional evidence, had indicated no separate brief/evidence would follow, and gives the ORDER dismissing the appeal.
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 quoted Director conclusion is not adopted as an AAO finding; criteria and final merits are not reached."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The quoted Director conclusion is not adopted as an AAO finding; criteria and final merits are not reached.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1, cover/instruction page
p. 2, DISCUSSION and ORDER
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural comparison with summary dismissals for no specific response to the denial and no promised appeal materials. Do not create an individual indexable page from this short procedural decision. It may be used only as a source-cited example in a broader procedural explainer after the relevant comparison set is fully reviewed.
Editorial use note: Do not create an individual indexable page from this short procedural decision. It may be used only as a source-cited example in a broader procedural explainer after the relevant comparison set is fully reviewed.
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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