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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JAN222013_01B2203: Motions dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN222013_01B2203: Motions dismissed. AAO found the evidence was not new/material to reopening and the motion did not establish legal/factual error warranting reconsideration. The prior denial remained in force.
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_EB1A_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN222013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 22, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed |
Procedural posture | Combined motions after a prior AAO denial; petitioner submitted evidence and argued the prior decision erred in its criteria analysis. |
Operative disposition | Motions dismissed |
Final-merits status | Prior denial remains; current motion decision did not re-adjudicate the underlying criterion claims or final merits. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the evidence was not new/material to reopening and the motion did not establish legal/factual error warranting reconsideration. The prior denial remained in force.
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 identifies a January 22, 2013 motion decision; identity details are redacted.; pages: 1
claim: AAO summarizes the prior appeal and criteria found unmet.; pages: 2
claim: AAO explains the standards for reopening and reconsideration and why the evidence/arguments fail.; pages: 3
claim: AAO dismisses both motions and affirms the prior denial.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Procedural motion example only. It illustrates new-evidence timing and issue-preservation limits; do not use as a substantive criterion holding.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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