A self-petitioner sought a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement. The service center found he qualified for the underlying classification but denied the waiver. On appeal, the AAO dismissed because the signatures on the appeal form and the representation form appeared electronically copied and not valid original handwritten signatures. The merits were not reached.

A petitioner seeking extraordinary ability classification, whose occupation is not described, was denied by the service center for lacking a major internationally recognized award and for not meeting the regulatory criteria. The AAO dismissed the appeal as improperly filed because counsel signed the petitioner's portion of the notice of appeal, so the merits were not reached.

Financial manager with eight years finance and four years management experience in Kazakhstan sought extraordinary ability classification claiming seven criteria. AAO found only judging criterion met (from SCOPS). Rejected awards, membership, original contributions, scholarly articles, and exhibitions. Appeal dismissed due to insufficient criteria satisfaction.

A petitioner sought EB-1A extraordinary ability classification. The AAO dismissed the appeal on procedural grounds, finding the signature on Form I-290B did not match the petitioner's signatures elsewhere in the record, rendering the appeal not properly filed and lacking valid legal standing.