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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision OCT152012_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT152012_05B2203: Appeal dismissed. No criterion review; summary dismissal for failure to identify a specific error or basis for appeal (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 | OCT152012_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 15, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in athletics; petitioner described as a martial arts master. |
Procedural posture | The Director denied the petition and the petitioner filed an appeal. The appeal letter made general claims of international acclaim, extensive evidence and eligibility, but did not identify a specific erroneous factual or legal conclusion or explain which criteria the petitioner met. AAO summarily dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No criterion review; summary dismissal for failure to identify a specific error or basis for appeal (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 criterion review; summary dismissal for failure to identify a specific error or basis for appeal (pp. 2–3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not treat the petitioner’s or counsel’s claims as AAO findings.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify nonprecedent status and exact posture.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover dated Oct. 15, 2012; EB-1A martial-arts petition.
PDF page 2 — Explains denial and appeal letter; states general assertions do not identify error.
PDF page 3 — Orders summary dismissal; footnote discusses untranslated materials.
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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