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EB-1A motion disposition — AAO decision JAN102023_03B2203: Combined motion dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN102023_03B2203: Combined motion dismissed. AAO found previously asserted claims were abandoned if not developed on appeal, first-time claims could not be introduced in the motion proceeding, and later-created evidence could not establish eligibility at filing. Motion did not supply new facts with potential to change the outcome or show legal 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 procedural motion; criterion claims recited only to explain procedural limits.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN102023_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 10, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | Motion to reopen and reconsider dismissed |
Procedural posture | Director denied the petition; AAO dismissed appeal. Current combined motion offered new/expanded assertions, including a previously unraised claim of judging at a film festival, and evidence postdating petition filing. |
Operative disposition | Combined motion dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits determination; prior petition denial remains. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found previously asserted claims were abandoned if not developed on appeal, first-time claims could not be introduced in the motion proceeding, and later-created evidence could not establish eligibility at filing. Motion did not supply new facts with potential to change the outcome or show legal 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 — 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 January 10, 2023 motion and petitioner as writer and filmmaker; prior director denial and dismissed appeal are recited.; pages: 1
claim: AAO explains motion may not be used to present first-time claims or reassert previously considered evidence; petitioner had earlier claimed several criteria.; pages: 2
claim: AAO finds a newly asserted film-festival jury claim was not previously raised and cannot be considered in this motion; later-created material postdated filing.; pages: 2; 3
claim: AAO concludes no new facts warrant reopening and dismisses motion.; pages: 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural only; exclude from fresh 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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