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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision JAN162024_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN162024_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. New commercial-success and comparable-evidence theories were raised for the first time on motion and not considered. On the claims addressed, petitioner did not establish membership requiring outstanding achievements or published material in a professional/major trade publication or other major media.
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; current decision is procedural or remand-stage as stated above.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN162024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 16, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A I-140 motion to reopen prior appellate decision. |
Procedural posture | Director denied for fewer than three criteria; AAO dismissed appeal; current motion seeks reopening. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No final-merits determination; current decision is a motion to reopen, not a fresh totality review. |
What the AAO decision addressed
New commercial-success and comparable-evidence theories were raised for the first time on motion and not considered. On the claims addressed, petitioner did not establish membership requiring outstanding achievements or published material in a professional/major trade publication or other major media.
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 met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — p. 2 |
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 motion, date, and petitioner as costume designer for athletes and performers.; pages: 1
claim: Petition was denied for fewer than three criteria and appeal dismissed; current filing is motion to reopen.; pages: 1
claim: Commercial-success and comparable-evidence claims were raised for first time on motion and not considered.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO found membership evidence did not show outstanding-achievement admission requirements and article about petitioner was not shown to be professional/major trade publication or other major media.; pages: 2
claim: Motion dismissed.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for narrow criterion explainers on the two expressly decided deficiencies; no final-merits or approval claim.
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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