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EB-1A motion disposition — AAO decision DEC132022_01B2203: Motions dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC132022_01B2203: Motions dismissed. AAO found the letters did not establish new facts or error and did not show that the prior final-merits decision misapplied law or policy; prior denial remains.
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: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC132022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 13, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed |
Procedural posture | Combined motions after prior denials; petitioner sought approval based on new letters and claimed error in the prior decision. |
Operative disposition | Motions dismissed |
Final-merits status | Prior denial remains; current decision does not conduct a fresh criteria or final-merits adjudication. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the letters did not establish new facts or error and did not show that the prior final-merits decision misapplied law or policy; prior denial remains.
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 |
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 |
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 a singer and combined motions.; pages: 1
claim: AAO states the motion standards and procedural history.; pages: 2
claim: AAO evaluates claims about career and letters and rejects them as new facts or legal error.; pages: 3
claim: AAO dismisses the motions.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Procedural motion example only: testimonials about continued work do not necessarily establish new facts or correct an earlier final-merits determination.
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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