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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision APR162014_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed; October 2, 2013 AAO decision…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR162014_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed; October 2, 2013 AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Motion to reopen lacked documentary evidence/new facts; reconsideration merely restated prior claims without identifying specific factual/legal error. Required judicial-proceedings statement was also missing.
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 successive procedural motion; no independent criterion review.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR162014_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 16, 2014 |
Classification / field stated in source | Successive combined motions to reopen and reconsider; dismissed |
Procedural posture | Director denied in 2008; AAO dismissed appeal in 2009 and earlier motions through 2013. The current motions repeated claims that petitioner met six criteria, but supplied no supporting evidence and did not explain error in the latest October 2, 2013 decision. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed; October 2, 2013 AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits review. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motion to reopen lacked documentary evidence/new facts; reconsideration merely restated prior claims without identifying specific factual/legal error. Required judicial-proceedings statement was also missing.
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: Decision dated April 16, 2014 identifies an EB-1A petition and successive motions after prior denial, appeal, and multiple motions.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Petitioner omitted the required statement concerning judicial proceedings and supplied only a brief with no supporting evidence for reopening.; pages: 2
claim: Motion to reconsider repeated claims of meeting six criteria but did not identify how the October 2, 2013 decision erred or cite pertinent authority.; pages: 3
claim: Both motions dismissed; prior decision affirmed; petition remains denied.; pages: 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural only; exclude from criterion and merits 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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