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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN292021_04B2203: Motions dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Motions dismissed AAO finds the motions do not establish legal or factual error or sufficient new evidence to reopen; it affirms revocation and dismisses both motions.
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: Complete identity-matched AAO decision concerning EB-1A extraordinary-ability eligibility or the procedural review of such eligibility.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN292021_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2021-01-29 |
Classification / field stated in source | business executive; EB-1A petition subject to revocation and combined motions |
Procedural posture | Combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider following revocation of an approved EB-1A petition; AAO reviews the revocation and prior eligibility findings. |
Operative disposition | Motions dismissed |
Final-merits status | AAO finds the motions do not establish legal or factual error or sufficient new evidence to reopen; it affirms revocation and dismisses both motions. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds the motions do not establish legal or factual error or sufficient new evidence to reopen; it affirms revocation and dismisses both motions.
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 | met — p. 3 |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — p. 3 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met — p. 3 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The case concerns a previously approved EB-1A petition revoked after notice; petitioner filed combined motions.; pages: 1
claim: A prior AAO decision found three initial criteria but concluded the totality did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field standing; the revocation therefore remained in place.; pages: 3; 4
claim: The motions did not establish that USCIS misapplied the statute or that the decision rested on an incorrect fact; new evidence did not cure the deficiencies.; pages: 4; 5
claim: AAO dismisses both the motion to reopen and motion to reconsider.; pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
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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