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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision OCT262009_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT262009_06B2203: Appeal dismissed. AAO found appeal materials met none of the regulatory criteria and did not distinguish beneficiary as among the small percentage at the top of a field. The decision notes the petitioner provided no evidence that beneficiary had met any criterion.
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 merits appeal; broad evidentiary denial across initial criteria and sustained acclaim.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT262009_06B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 26, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal dismissed |
Procedural posture | Petitioner sought EB-1A classification for an attendant caregiver based on workability and personal service; director found no criteria evidence. Appeal included a physician certificate and previously submitted material. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Reached generally; AAO found initial threshold and top-of-field showing absent. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found appeal materials met none of the regulatory criteria and did not distinguish beneficiary as among the small percentage at the top of a field. The decision notes the petitioner provided no evidence that beneficiary had met any criterion.
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: Cover dates appeal October 26, 2009 and identifies EB-1A petition for an attendant caregiver.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Petitioner argued caregiver’s service and workability showed extraordinary performance and submitted a physician certificate and prior documents.; pages: 2
claim: AAO states petition evidence showed no criterion was met and appeal submissions met none of the criteria.; pages: 3; 4
claim: AAO finds no major award, no three-criterion showing, and no top-of-field distinction; appeal dismissed.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for narrowly framed historical merits comparison; not a criterion-specific proof example.
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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