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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision DEC162013_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; Sept. 5, 2013 decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC162013_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; Sept. 5, 2013 decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Motion was untimely and unsupported; evidence did not establish prior misdelivery or eligibility at filing; offered achievements arose years after filing.
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 successive motion; underlying criteria not reviewed here.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC162013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | December 16, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Successive EB-1A motion to reopen dismissed; prior denial affirmed |
Procedural posture | Director denied petition in 2008; AAO dismissed merits appeal in 2009 and multiple motions. Current motion was filed four months after rejection of prior motion, alleged prior filing was misaddressed without evidence, and offered 2013 achievements after Nov. 15, 2007 filing. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; Sept. 5, 2013 decision affirmed; petition remains denied. |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motion was untimely and unsupported; evidence did not establish prior misdelivery or eligibility at filing; offered achievements arose years after filing.
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 dated December 16, 2013 identifies EB-1A petition and self-represented petitioner.; pages: 1
claim: AAO recounts 2008 denial, 2009 merits appeal dismissal, and repeated motions through Sept. 5, 2013; current motion seeks reopening.; pages: 2
claim: Current motion was four months late and unsupported; asserted misaddressing was not evidenced; submitted 2013 achievements postdated Nov. 15, 2007 filing.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO dismissed reopening and affirmed Sept. 5, 2013 decision; petition remains denied.; pages: 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only; exclude from criterion outcome 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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