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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision APR122018_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR122018_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. No criterion merits review. Issues concern filing characterization, untimeliness, and absence of new facts/legal authority (pp. 1–2).
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR122018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 12, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; petitioner is a performing artist. |
Procedural posture | AAO had dismissed the appeal in July 2017 and denied an untimely motion to reopen. Petitioner later filed a second Form I-290B as an appeal, which AAO rejected for lack of jurisdiction over an appeal of its own dismissed appeal. A later filing was treated as a motion to reopen and denied as untimely. Current combined motions assert typographical error and ask AAO to treat the second filing as a motion; AAO found it contained no new facts or reconsideration basis and was filed 77 days after service. Both motions denied. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No criterion merits review. Issues concern filing characterization, untimeliness, and absence of new facts/legal authority (pp. 1–2).
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | not considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
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
No criterion merits review. Issues concern filing characterization, untimeliness, and absence of new facts/legal authority (pp. 1–2).
How this record may be used in research
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How to use this record
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