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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision NOV032012_07B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV032012_07B2203: Appeal dismissed. Judging, original contributions, and scholarly authorship were not established; the published-material claim was not pursued on appeal. (pp. 3–9).
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV032012_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 3, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | Education; middle-school Chinese-language teacher |
Procedural posture | Appeal of denial; AAO appellate review. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Formal Kazarian final-merits stage not reached after fewer than three criteria; the decision addressed only the initial evidentiary criteria. (pp. 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed. Judging, original contributions, and scholarly authorship were not established; the published-material claim was not pursued on appeal. (pp. 3–9)
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
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Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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