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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision NOV172010_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV172010_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. No independent criterion review on appeal; specific error was not identified (pp. 2–3).
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV172010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 17, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in science; petitioner is an atmospheric chemist. |
Procedural posture | The Director denied after a detailed review of ten criteria. On appeal, petitioner listed additional work and awards and repeated conclusions about eligibility, but did not specify errors or explain how evidence met criteria. AAO held the record complete and summarily dismissed because petitioner did not identify a specific erroneous conclusion or factual statement. |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No independent criterion review on appeal; specific error was not identified (pp. 2–3).
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-cited findings recorded in review
No independent criterion review on appeal; specific error was not identified (pp. 2–3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not represent listed achievements as AAO findings.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify exact procedural 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 — Cover dated Nov. 17, 2010; atmospheric-chemist EB-1A petition.
PDF page 2 — Director’s 10-criterion review and generalized appeal list.
PDF page 3 — Finds no specific error in appeal and orders summary dismissal.
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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