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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision APR062020_04B2203: Director’s motion decision withdrawn; matter remanded for consideration of new evidence and…
Decision summary: The AAO director’s motion decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for consideration of new evidence and issuance of a sufficiently reasoned decision. Director acknowledged new evidence supporting original contributions but did not analyze the criterion or provide an adequate explanation; AAO could not conduct meaningful appellate review. The filing’s judicial-proceeding statement was present.
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: EB-1A in-scope; procedural remand concerning motion reasoning, not a new criterion finding.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR062020_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 6, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A combined-motion appeal; AAO withdrew director’s motion decision and Remanded. |
Procedural posture | Director denied petition for fewer than three criteria; petitioner filed combined motions to reopen/reconsider; director dismissed the motion without sufficiently explaining reasons. |
Operative disposition | Director’s motion decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for consideration of new evidence and issuance of a sufficiently reasoned decision. |
Final-merits status | Director previously found authorship and leading/critical role met (two criteria); original contributions was asserted in motion but not decided by AAO; no final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director acknowledged new evidence supporting original contributions but did not analyze the criterion or provide an adequate explanation; AAO could not conduct meaningful appellate review. The filing’s judicial-proceeding statement was present.
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 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 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies EB-1A appeal dated April 6, 2020; petitioner is retail business consultant.; pages: 1
claim: Director had found two criteria (authorship and leading/critical role) met; combined motion added evidence for original contributions.; pages: 2
claim: Director did not analyze new contribution evidence or adequately explain denial; AAO Remanded for review and a reasoned new decision.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO did not determine original contributions or final merits.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural remand only; no criterion outcome aggregation.
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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