Outcome: Dismissed
Apr202012_06B2203
Our summary
Artist petitioner sought EB-1A extraordinary ability classification. Director denied, finding petitioner met two of ten criteria but lacked sustained acclaim and top-tier status. AAO summarily dismissed appeal because petitioner failed to identify specific errors in director's decision or address deficiencies in documentary evidence.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
Every criterion in the table was found met.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed; appeal summarily dismissed for failure to address director's findings | |
| Not reached / not discussed | Not reached; appeal dismissed for procedural failure before substantive review |
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