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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision OCT142009_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT142009_04B2203: Appeal dismissed. Petitioner selected EB-1A classification; after adjudication, petitioner could not materially change requested classification. A new I-140 was required for skilled-worker classification.
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: EB-1A classification procedural decision; no merits criterion analysis.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT142009_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 14, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | Petitioner sought extraordinary ability but submitted no evidence satisfying any regulatory criterion. Appeal argued a typographical error on I-140 and sought reclassification to skilled worker based on labor certification. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No final-merits analysis. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Petitioner selected EB-1A classification; after adjudication, petitioner could not materially change requested classification. A new I-140 was required for skilled-worker classification.
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 — 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 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Decision dated October 14, 2009 identifies EB-1A petition for a fence carpenter.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Filing checked extraordinary-ability classification and included labor certification but no criterion evidence.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO rejected appeal argument that I-140 box was a typographical error and held classification could not be changed after adjudication.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Appeal dismissed because requested EB-1A classification was not established.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural only.
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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