dismissed EB-1A

dismissed EB-1A Case: Athletics

📅 Date unknown 👤 Individual 📂 Athletics

Decision Summary

The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner's counsel failed to specifically identify any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact in the original denial. Counsel stated they would submit a brief and additional evidence but did not, leading to the dismissal for failure to prosecute the appeal.

Criteria Discussed

Failure To Meet At Least Three Criteria

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U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Oflce ofAdministrative Appeals MS 2090 
Washington, DC 20529-2090 
U. S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
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IN RE: 
PETITION: 
 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as an Alien of Extraordinary Ability Pursuant to Section 
203(b)(l)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; 8 U.S.C. 5 1153(b)(l)(A) 
ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
This is the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. All documents have been returned to 
the office that originally decided your case. Any further inquiry must be made to that office. 
If you believe the law was inappropriately applied or you have additional information that you wish to have 
considered, you may file a motion to reconsider or a motion to reopen. Please refer to 8 C.F.R. 5 103.5 for 
the specific requirements. All motions must be submitted to the office that originally decided your case by 
filing Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, with a fee of $585. Any motion must be filed within 30 
days of the decision that the motion seeks to reconsider or reopen, as required by 8 C.F.R. 8 103.5(a)(l)(i). 
Chief, Administrative Appeals Office 
DISCUSSION: 
 The employment-based immigrant visa petition was denied by the Director, Texas 
Service Center, and is now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal 
will be summarily dismissed. 
The petitioner seeks classification as an employment-based immigrant pursuant to section 
203(b)(l)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act), 8 U.S.C. 9 1153(b)(l)(A), as an alien 
of extraordinary ability in athletics. The director determined that the petitioner had not established 
the sustained national or international acclaim necessary to qualify for classification as an alien of 
extraordinary ability. Specifically, the director concluded that the petitioner did not meet at least 
three of the regulatory criteria at 8 C.F.R. 9 204.5(h)(3). 
On appeal, counsel generally states that the petitioner has satisfied "at least three of the criteria," and 
that "extensive evidence" was submitted establishing the petitioner's extraordinary ability a coach of 
table tennis. Counsel further stated that he would submit a brief andlor additional evidence to the AAO 
within 30 days. Counsel dated the appeal on May 15, 2009. As of this date, 6 months later, the AAO 
has received nothing fbrther. Accordingly, the record is considered complete as it now stands. 
As stated in 8 C.F.R. 9 103.3(a)(l)(v), an appeal shall be summarily dismissed if the party concerned 
fails to identify specifically any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact for the appeal. 
Counsel here has not specifically addressed the reasons stated for denial and has not provided any 
additional evidence. The appeal must therefore be summarily dismissed. 
ORDER: The appeal is dismissed. 
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