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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision DEC122024_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed; appeal remains dismissed and…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC122024_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed; appeal remains dismissed and underlying petition denied. Petitioner claimed a timely brief was delivered April 16, 2024, but to Vermont Service Center rather than AAO; motion scope limited to AAO’s August 2024 dismissal, and no new facts or error established.
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 procedural motion decision; no criteria or final-merits analysis.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC122024_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 12, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A procedural motion decision; no criteria or final-merits analysis. |
Procedural posture | Combined motions to reopen and reconsider AAO’s August 23, 2024 summary dismissal of an appeal. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed; appeal remains dismissed and underlying petition denied. |
Final-merits status | not reached by current AAO decision; any Director findings mentioned are procedural history only |
What the AAO decision addressed
Petitioner claimed a timely brief was delivered April 16, 2024, but to Vermont Service Center rather than AAO; motion scope limited to AAO’s August 2024 dismissal, and no new facts or error established.
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 In Re 35565821.; pages: 1
claim: Cover identifies non-precedent EB-1A I-140 motion decision dated December 12, 2024.; pages: 1
claim: Director denied petition; AAO summarily dismissed appeal August 23, 2024; present combined motions challenged that decision.; pages: 1
claim: Petitioner’s appeal brief and tracking proof showed delivery to Vermont Service Center rather than AAO.; pages: 2
claim: AAO limited review to its August 23, 2024 decision, dismissed both motions, and stated underlying petition remains denied.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Close analogue to MAY212024_02B2203: both concern briefs sent to the Vermont Service Center instead of AAO and later motions. Their cover In Re numbers are distinct (35565821 versus 31223097), confirming separate case identities; they can be compared as separate decisions with that caveat.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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