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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision NOV092009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV092009_01B2203: Appeal dismissed. Classification cannot be changed after adjudication; no EB-1A error raised.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV092009_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 9, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | EB-1A appeal; petitioner argues for skilled-worker classification instead of requested EB-1A. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Classification cannot be changed after adjudication; no EB-1A error raised.
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 considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source holds and limits
["Public-copy personal data is redacted; do not reproduce."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Public-copy personal data is redacted; do not reproduce.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Petitioner argues skilled-worker eligibility; Director did not fully address alternate category. (PDF p. 2)
Petition requested EB-1A; separate petition needed for skilled-worker class; appeal summarily dismissed. (PDF p. 3)
Page visually reviewed; contains continuation of decision analysis. (PDF p. 4)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Aggregate only around narrow procedural/evidence issue; distinguish motion holdings from merits decisions.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, cited content with precise posture and nonprecedent status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Public-copy cover; self-represented EB-1A; redactions.
PDF page 4 — Page visually reviewed; contains continuation of decision analysis.
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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