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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision FEB052024_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB052024_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. The filing addressed the prior July 19, 2023 motion dismissal, not the original denial; it offered no documentary evidence of new facts and did not show factual, legal, or policy error in that prior decision.
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 in-scope; motion decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB052024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 5, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A I-140; combined motion to reopen and reconsider the dismissal of a prior motion. |
Procedural posture | Combined motion to reopen and reconsider; underlying denial dated November 2018 and multiple prior motions, most recently dismissed July 19, 2023. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
The filing addressed the prior July 19, 2023 motion dismissal, not the original denial; it offered no documentary evidence of new facts and did not show factual, legal, or policy error in that prior decision.
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 EB-1A I-140, martial artist petitioner, combined motion, and date February 5, 2024.; pages: 1
claim: Underlying petition was denied in November 2018; AAO had dismissed the appeal and seven subsequent motions; current filing challenges July 19, 2023 dismissal of the seventh motion.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Submission was a statement without documentary evidence of new facts and did not identify error in the prior decision; both motions dismissed.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only; no case-specific 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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