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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision APR152026_01B2203: Both motions dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision APR152026_01B2203: Both motions dismissed. 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.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR152026_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2026-04-15 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A motion proceeding; petitioner identified as a chief architect of digital transformations and Salesforce architect. |
Procedural posture | Combined motions to reopen and reconsider an earlier AAO decision. This is a later motion decision, not the initial appeal decision. |
Operative disposition | Both motions dismissed. |
Final-merits status | reached_in_prior_appeal: True; result_in_prior_appeal: Unfavorable, as recited on p. 1; current motion found no basis to reopen or reconsider that result (pp. 1–4). |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Use only as a contrast for the boundary between an initial-criteria threshold and final merits: three criteria were previously met, but final merits failed. Exclude it from any “failed to meet three criteria” decision count or comparison cohort. [{'fact': 'The decision expressly recounts that the prior appeal found a third criterion (scholarly articles), then conducted final merits and dismissed because top-of-field standing was not established.', 'pages': [1]}, {'fact': 'On motion, the petitioner argued that his Salesforce CTA credential and ecosystem scale showed elite standing; AAO found the record lacked context such as the number who pursue or fail the credential and evidence distinguishing it from other enterprise-architecture credentials.', 'pages': [1, 2]}, {'fact': 'AAO also found recent memberships, press, judging, authorship, salary and other accomplishments did not establish sustained acclaim or a career of acclaimed work in the prior final-merits record.', 'pages': [2, 3, 4]}, {'fact': 'The current decision dismissed the motion to reopen and motion to reconsider; it does not hold that the petitioner failed the three-criteria threshold.', 'pages': [4]}]
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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