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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JAN212025_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; the underlying petition remains denied. Hold classification labeling…
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN212025_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; the underlying petition remains denied. Hold classification labeling pending reconciliation (body supports EB-1A but cover’s label differs).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: hold_source_identity_or_chronology_conflict. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN212025_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 21, 2025 |
Classification / field stated in source | Cover says Exceptional Ability; body says extraordinary ability under INA § 203(b)(1)(A); classification label held. |
Procedural posture | Non-Precedent decision on a motion to reopen after denial and prior appeal/motion dismissals. Cover labels the Form I-140 as “Exceptional Ability,” while the body identifies extraordinary ability under INA § 203(b)(1)(A) and discusses EB-1A criteria. This is a classification wording discrepancy. Petitioner argued new facts/criteria; AAO states no new facts establish error in dismissal of the prior combined motion and does not reopen the underlying petition. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; the underlying petition remains denied. Hold classification labeling pending reconciliation (body supports EB-1A but cover’s label differs). |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motion to reopen dismissed; the underlying petition remains denied. Hold classification labeling pending reconciliation (body supports EB-1A but cover’s label differs).
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 |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
Judging the work of others | not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | not reached |
Scholarly authorship | not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | not reached |
Leading or critical role | not reached |
High salary or remuneration | not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not reached |
Source holds and limits
Cover labels Form I-140 as “Exceptional Ability”; body states extraordinary ability under INA § 203(b)(1)(A) and analyzes EB-1A. Confirm classification against authoritative record.
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Director findings, petitioner/counsel assertions, and background history are not AAO merits determinations.
No EB-1A criterion state is inferred from a procedural outcome.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1, decision date, office and petition heading.
p. 2, procedural reasoning and operative ORDER.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Exclude identity/chronology-held cases. Verified cases may be grouped in a procedural index by distinct mechanism (mootness after adjustment, untimely motion, appeal standing, untimely appeal, summary dismissal); do not collapse these into substantive EB-1A denials.
Editorial use note: Hold pending authoritative source reconciliation.
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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