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EB-1A motions to reconsider — AAO decision APR022012_04B2203: Appeal rejected as not properly filed because AAO lacked jurisdiction over an appeal of its…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR022012_04B2203: Appeal rejected as not properly filed because AAO lacked jurisdiction over an appeal of its own decision. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR022012_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2012-04-02 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal rejected as not properly filed because AAO lacked jurisdiction over an appeal of its own decision. The submission sought another appeal of an AAO decision rather than a matter within AAO’s delegated appellate jurisdiction; a motion had to be filed through the proper channel.; citation_pages: 1; 2; classification: appeal_rejected_for_lack_of_jurisdiction_appeal_of_aao_decision; director_findings: The Director denied the petition November 10, 2009; AAO dismissed the appeal May 9, 2011. Petitioner filed another Form I-290B June 10, 2011, seeking review of the AAO’s own prior decision. The AAO explained it has jurisdiction over specified service-center decisions, not appeals of its own decisions; filing was not properly before AAO and was rejected. A footnote says despite a brief titled “Motion to Reconsider,” the I-290B indicated intent to appeal. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal rejected as not properly filed because AAO lacked jurisdiction over an appeal of its own decision.', 'basis': 'The submission sought another appeal of an AAO decision rather than a matter within AAO’s delegated appellate jurisdiction; a motion had to be filed through the proper channel.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'aao_jurisdiction_second_appeal', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Procedural guide to jurisdictional limits and correct route for challenging an AAO decision; distinguish appeals from properly filed motions.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not treat a procedural rejection, dismissal, or remand as approval or completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer unmentioned individual criterion outcomes from aggregate findings.', 'Do not treat remand as approval.', 'Do not treat an explicitly nonprecedent decision as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'No criterion or final-merits review.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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