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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision DEC172012_02B2203: The motion is dismissed; the AAO’s prior decision remains affirmed. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision DEC172012_02B2203: The motion is dismissed; the AAO’s prior decision remains affirmed. 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.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | DEC172012_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2012-12-17 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reopen/reconsider following an earlier AAO appeal decision.; citation_pages: 2; 3; 4; 5; classification: Motion to reopen/reconsider following an earlier AAO appeal decision.; director_findings: Only as stated in this reviewed decision; prior proceeding facts are identified as history where applicable. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'The motion is dismissed; the AAO’s prior decision remains affirmed.', 'basis': 'The AAO dismisses the motion for procedural deficiencies, including failure to establish proper representation/filing and satisfy motion requirements. It expressly states the present matter concerns the motion, not a renewed merits review.', 'citation_pages': [2, 3, 4, 5]} |
Final-merits status | Procedural motion disposition only; underlying EB-1A criteria and final merits are not re-decided. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Procedural reference only for motion filing and representation requirements.', 'caveats': 'Do not attribute underlying decision’s eligibility findings to this motion order.'}
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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