Outcome: Dismissed
May022012_02B2203
Our summary
Petitioner claimed extraordinary ability and attempted to establish high salary criterion on appeal. AAO summarily dismissed because counsel failed to identify erroneous conclusions of law or fact by director and did not contest specific findings, lacking substantive basis for appeal.
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
- Awards · Director found petitioner established this criterion
What was missing
- High salary · Counsel submitted no comparative evidence of salary relative to others in field
- Membership · Director determined petitioner did not meet this criterion
- Original contributions · Director determined petitioner did not establish this criterion
- Final merits · Petitioner failed to satisfy regulatory requirement of three types of evidence
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Met | Director found petitioner established this criterion | |
| Not met | Counsel submitted no comparative evidence of salary relative to others in field | |
| Not met | Director determined petitioner did not meet this criterion | |
| Not met | Director determined petitioner did not establish this criterion | |
| Not met | Petitioner failed to satisfy regulatory requirement of three types of evidence |
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