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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision OCT072011_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v) for failure to identify specifically…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT072011_01B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v) for failure to identify specifically an erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT072011_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2011-10-07 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: The petitioner said the three-of-ten threshold applied and that evidence under four criteria had been submitted, but did not specifically address the Director’s findings or provide additional evidence. The appeal was summarily dismissed.; citation_pages: 1; 2; classification: Summary dismissal; no specific error identified; director_findings: The Director denied the Texas Service Center petition, finding the petitioner had not established sustained national or international acclaim for extraordinary-ability classification. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal summarily dismissed under 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(1)(v) for failure to identify specifically an erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact.', 'basis': 'The petitioner did not specifically identify any erroneous conclusion of law or fact or provide additional evidence addressing the denial.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {‘fit’: ‘Summary dismissal; no specific error identified’, ‘aggregation_valid’: True, ‘use’: ‘Procedural aggregation only with summary dismissals for no specific error, preserving the petitioner’s stated disagreement, missing supplemental filing, and any aggregate criterion threshold claim. Not eligible as substantive criterion-merits content.’, ‘do_not_claim’: [‘Do not characterize procedural dispositions or remands as completed EB-1A merits findings.’, ‘Do not infer individual criterion results from generalized Director statements.’, ‘Do not describe a moot dismissal as affirming all Director findings.’, ‘Do not treat nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.’], ‘caveat’: ‘The AAO did not review the underlying criterion evidence or conduct final-merits review.’}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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