Outcome: Dismissed
FEB062020_02B2203
Our summary
Fashion model self-petitioner sought extraordinary ability classification. Director found petitioner met only one of ten regulatory criteria. Petitioner filed appeal without brief or specific statement of error, marked intent to submit additional evidence but failed to do so after 11 months. AAO summarily dismissed appeal for failure to identify erroneous conclusions.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
What the AAO accepted
- Exhibitions · Director found petitioner satisfied artistic display criterion at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(vii)
What was missing
Every criterion in the table was found met.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Met | Director found petitioner satisfied artistic display criterion at 8 C.F.R. § 204.5(h)(3)(vii) | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed on appeal; no brief or statement addressing director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed on appeal; no brief or statement addressing director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed on appeal; no brief or statement addressing director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed on appeal; no brief or statement addressing director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed on appeal; no brief or statement addressing director's findings | |
| Claimed, not analyzed | Claimed but not analyzed on appeal; no brief or statement addressing director's findings | |
| Not reached / not discussed | Petition failed at initial evidence threshold; final merits not reached |
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