Dismissed
EB-1A
EB-1A Dismissed — Education (2012): the underlying Form I-140 petition was not properly signed
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Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected because the underlying Form I-140 petition was not properly signed by the petitioner as required by regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(a)(2). The form was signed only by the petitioner's attorney, which is not permissible, rendering the petition improperly filed. Consequently, the AAO did not address the substantive merits of the beneficiary's claimed extraordinary ability.
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Improper Signature On Petition
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