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EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision APR052021_04B2203: Motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR052021_04B2203: Motion to reconsider dismissed. Judging: not met by the new evidence submitted on the motion (p. 2). Other criteria not reconsidered in this motion. Final merits not reached.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR052021_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 5, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner is a martial artist. |
Procedural posture | Current filing is motion to reconsider after Director denial, AAO appeal dismissal, and a combined motion to reopen/reconsider dismissal. AAO had withdrawn Director’s judging finding on appeal; new motion evidence did not establish eligibility under judging. Motion lacked required statement about judicial proceedings; brief repeated previous motion and did not show error in prior decision. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Judging: not met by the new evidence submitted on the motion (p. 2). Other criteria not reconsidered in this motion. Final merits not reached.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | not considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Judging: not met by the new evidence submitted on the motion (p. 2). Other criteria not reconsidered in this motion. Final merits not reached.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not treat as a full criterion review or general martial-arts adjudication.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify nonprecedent status and procedural posture.
Page-level source trail
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PDF page 2 — Discusses judging evidence and missing judicial-proceeding statement; dismisses motion.
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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