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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision OCT212013_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT212013_03B2203: Appeal dismissed. No AAO criterion finding; the appeal was summarily dismissed 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 | OCT212013_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 21, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner described as a researcher and teacher. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. The Director concluded the petitioner had not established extraordinary ability and had not submitted extensive documentation of sustained acclaim. Counsel asserted that two doctorate degrees, research and teaching credentials, and rising to the top of the field met a third criterion, but did not identify any specific erroneous conclusion or factual finding. The AAO summarily dismissed the appeal. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No AAO criterion finding; the appeal was summarily dismissed 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 AAO criterion finding; the appeal was summarily dismissed for failure to identify a specific error or basis for appeal (pp. 2–3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Keep the dismissal procedural; do not report underlying eligibility or treat counsel’s criterion assertions as findings.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify nonprecedent status and exact procedural 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. 21, 2013; EB-1A petition and nonprecedent notice.
PDF page 3 — Concludes no specific basis or argument identified; orders appeal dismissed.
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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