This is an AAO appeal decision — a case denied once and appealed. It shows how the framework is applied; it is not the filing population.
The decision does not discuss the Petitioner's proposed endeavor; the appeal was dismissed entirely on procedural signature-validity grounds without reaching the merits of the NIW petition.
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This decision does not reach the merits of the NIW petition at all. The AAO dismissed the appeal purely on procedural grounds, finding that the Petitioner's signature on the Form I-290B and Form G-28 was an electronically duplicated image rather than an original handwritten signature (identical in every stroke, loop, and pen-lift to signatures on the underlying petition forms), rendering the appeal improperly filed by a party with standing. The AAO explicitly states it will not analyze national interest waiver eligibility and treats the signature defect as an independent, alternative, and complete basis for dismissal, with no opportunity to cure under 8 C.F.R. 103.2(a)(7)(ii)(A).
Authorities this decision leans on
From the doctrinal survivor set — 187 authority tests across 47 distinct authorities cleared the differential-lift gates. Only those appear here.
- 8 C.F.R. 103.2(b)(1)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.3
What this case teaches
Analyst reading of the decision text.
The Form I-290B and Form G-28 signatures were identical electronic images matching prior filings, indicating they were not original handwritten signatures, rendering the appeal improperly filed and subject to dismissal without merits review.
Ensure appellate forms (I-290B, G-28) bear an original handwritten signature, not a duplicated/electronically transferred image, or the appeal will be dismissed on procedural grounds regardless of merits.
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