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EB-1A Extraordinary Ability Petition - Dismissed (AAO, Jul 2014)

Operative order

The appeal is dismissed. Aurelio, 19 I&N Dec. 458, 460 (BIA 1987) (holding that legacy INS, now USCIS, is the sole authority with the jurisdiction to decide visa petitions).

Decided
July 23, 2014
Proceeding
appeal
Field of endeavor
sciences
Service center
Texas Service Center
Pages
16

Authorities cited

8 CFR 103.58 CFR 204.5(h)(2)8 CFR 204.5(h)(3)INA 203(b)(1)(A)KazarianVisinscaia
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Original PDF: JUL232014_03B2203. Text and metadata parsed from the public USCIS record.

Not legal advice. This is one non-precedent AAO decision - an appeal of a denial. These decisions are not a probability table and cannot be used to estimate approval odds. Immigration outcomes turn on individual facts. Consult a qualified immigration attorney.

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