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EB-1A appeal disposition — AAO decision SEP112012_07B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP112012_07B2203: Appeal summarily dismissed. Director findings recounted; not de novo AAO criterion holdings.
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 | SEP112012_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Sep 11 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | AAO summarily dismisses EB-1A appeal for failure to identify error or contest findings. |
Operative disposition | Appeal summarily dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director findings recounted; not de novo AAO criterion holdings.
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
AAO recounts Director findings on awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions; appeal did not specifically challenge. (PDF p. 2)
Appeal summarily dismissed; no de novo criterion decision. (PDF p. 3)
How this record may be used in research
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Editorial use note: Eligible for scoped, citation-rich content; identify procedural posture and nonprecedent status.
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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