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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision FEB172010_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed; May 29, 2009 decision affirmed. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision FEB172010_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed; May 29, 2009 decision affirmed. The articles’ subsequent citations and claimed IBRO fellowship did not establish eligibility as of petition filing; motion did not show new facts or legal/factual error.
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 source; procedural motion only. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | FEB172010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 17, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed |
Procedural posture | Procedural motion after appeal dismissal. AAO found new citations postdated filing and the claimed fellowship was not awarded by filing; no procedural basis for reopening/reconsideration. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed; May 29, 2009 decision affirmed. |
Final-merits status | not reached in this procedural motion decision. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The articles’ subsequent citations and claimed IBRO fellowship did not establish eligibility as of petition filing; motion did not show new facts or legal/factual error.
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 dates the decision February 17, 2010 and identifies a motion concerning an EB-1A petition.; pages: 1
claim: AAO says Director denied March 24, 2008 and appeal was dismissed May 29, 2009; petitioner asserted award and scholarly authorship criteria.; pages: 2
claim: Citations submitted for coauthored articles all occurred after petition filing and were not considered as new filing-date eligibility evidence.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The claimed IBRO fellowship was not shown awarded by filing date; there was no supporting evidence of qualifying national/international award recognition.; pages: 3
claim: AAO dismissed both motions and affirmed May 29, 2009 decision.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Suitable only for source-cited content on filing-date evidence in motion posture, separate from merits pages.
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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