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  • Practice Alert: AAO Working on L-1B Appeals Again (2/5/2013)
    The AAO reports that L-1B appeals may have been outside the posted processing time but should be current shortly. AILA Doc. No. 13020553.
    AILA Doc. No. 13020553.
  • Practice Tip: AAO Updates, Procedures, and Tips (Updated 1/9/13)(460 KB - 1/9/2013)
    AILA Liaison provides AAO updates and procedures. Additionally, practice tips on how to submit AAO inquiries and searching for AAO decisions are also provided. Special thanks to Turid Owren. AILA Doc. No. 10120368.
    AILA Doc. No. 10120368.
  • P-3 Practice Pointer: Matter of Skirball Cultural Center(540 KB - 7/12/2012)
    AILA practice pointer discussing the AAO P-3 precedent decision which held that while artistic expression must be exclusive to an identifiable people or territory to be “culturally unique,” it can include a “hybrid or fusion” art form from more than one culture or region. AILA Doc. No. 12071248.
    AILA Doc. No. 12071248.
  • Contact and Mailing Information for AAO (Updated 12/26/12) (6/6/2012)
    Mailing address, phone number, and fax number for the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office. AILA Doc. No. 04112260.
    AILA Doc. No. 04112260.
  • AAO Posts Over 200 Decisions on Website (10/20/2011)
    In October 2011, the AAO posted more than 200 new decisions on its website covering a range of issues. Aside from a handful of cases posted earlier in the year, this is the first major round of decisions posted in 2011. AILA Doc. No. 11102061.
    AILA Doc. No. 11102061.
  • The AAO is Soliciting Amicus Briefs on an EB-1 Denial from TSC – Is it Your Case? (8/23/2011)
    The AAO has posted an invitation to submit amicus briefs on an appeal from an EB-1 denial from the TSC and AILA Liaison would like more information on this case. AILA Doc. No. 11081833.
    AILA Doc. No. 11081833.
  • Did AAO Dismiss an H-1B Appeal as Moot? (8/3/2011)
    The AAO has recently dismissed several H-1B appeals as moot where the beneficiary had left the country, left the petitioning employer for another employer, or acquired another employment-authorized nonimmigrant status. If you have a case example, please notify AILA Liaison. AILA Doc. No. 11080339.
    AILA Doc. No. 11080339.
  • AAO Organizational Chart(86 KB - 2/9/2011)
    Organizational chart and general overview of AAO. AILA Doc. No. 11020931.
    AILA Doc. No. 11020931.
  • AAO Update: Two AAO Adopted Decisions Designated as Precedent (10/20/2010)
    For the first time in 12 years, two AAO decisions have been designated as precedent decisions for publication. Related Resources include links to the designated cases, Matter of Chawathe and Matter of Al Wazzan. AILA Doc. No. 10102032.
    AILA Doc. No. 10102032.
  • February 2010 AAO Practice Pointer (2/26/2010)
    AILA’s USCIS Benefits Liaison Committee prepared practice tips providing updates on the Administrative Appeals Office. The tips cover a leadership update, same day filing, revised AAO contact information and expedite requests. Thanks to Turid Owren for preparing the tip. AILA Doc. No. 10022630.
    AILA Doc. No. 10022630.
  • AAO FAQs(66 KB - 3/18/2009)
    The AAO liaison committee prepared this practice advisory to provide an introduction to various issues in dealing with the USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO). AILA Doc. No. 09031862.
    AILA Doc. No. 09031862.
  • AAO Practice Tips (5/22/07)(35 KB - 5/22/2007)
    AAO Practice Tips prepared by AAO committee chair Marcine Seid and committee member Atessa Chehrazi. AILA Doc. No. 07052265.
    AILA Doc. No. 07052265.
  • AILA Liaison/AAO Q & As (11/14/06)(12 KB - 5/10/2007)
    The 11/14/06 Q & As from a teleconference, address personnel changes, motions to reopen and ability to pay. The approved Q & As were received 5/10/07 for distribution. AILA Doc. No. 07051065.
    AILA Doc. No. 07051065.
  • AILA Liaison/AAO Q & As (3/15/07)(17 KB - 5/10/2007)
    The 3/15/07 Q & As, from a teleconference, address organizational changes, unpublished decisions, bi-specialization and the standardization of adjudications at Service Centers, the AAO’s consideration of prior corresponding nonimmigrant petitions in appeals of EB immigrant petitions, and other matters. The approved Q & As were received on 5/10/07 for distribution. AILA Doc. No. 07051068.
    AILA Doc. No. 07051068.
  • Practice Advisory: National Interest Waivers After NYSDOT (2/5/1999)
    Practice Advisory on National Interest Waivers After NYSDOT, by William A. Stock and Nathan A. Waxman. Edited and abridged for AILA InfoNet by Howard W. Gordon.