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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision FEB152019_02B2203: Motion to reopen denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB152019_02B2203: Motion to reopen denied. 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 | FEB152019_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2019-02-15 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reopen denied. Newly submitted materials did not establish qualifying published material or high remuneration; final merits not reached.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: motion_to_reopen_denied_published_material_and_high_salary_not_established; director_findings: Director denied and AAO dismissed the appeal; the prior appeal found display and published-material criteria satisfied, while rejecting other criteria. On motion, petitioner submitted magazine articles and images for published material and a client Form 1099 for high salary. AAO found the new articles postdated the filing or did not concern the petitioner, a 2007 article lacked an English translation, and circulation/website figures did not establish the Ukrainian edition as major media. A 2017 Form 1099 showed $9,800 for design work but petitioner offered no comparison to others in the field. Motion to reopen denied. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen denied.', 'basis': 'The articles were post-filing, not about petitioner, untranslated, or unsupported as major media; the 1099 lacked comparative evidence of high remuneration.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 | met — 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 met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'artist_published_material_and_high_salary', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Useful criterion-specific comparison on publication dates, subject matter, translation, media reach, and comparative remuneration evidence; attribute prior criterion findings to the recited earlier appeal.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion outcomes beyond those expressly stated.', 'Do not treat explicitly nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'Use only the source’s narrow finding; no broader conclusion than the cited record supports.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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