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EB-1A membership — AAO decision JAN292025_01B2203: Motions dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Motions dismissed The prior AAO decision found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role criteria met, then found final merits unfavorable. In the combined motions, the petitioner did not establish legal error or new facts sufficient to reopen; 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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN292025_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2025-01-29 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO combined motions to reopen and reconsider its prior EB-1A appeal decision; both motions dismissed. Prior decision found three criteria but adverse final merits. |
Operative disposition | Motions dismissed |
Final-merits status | The underlying AAO appeal decision had reached final merits and found it unfavorable; the motion decision recites and leaves that outcome intact. The motions themselves were denied. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The prior AAO decision found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role criteria met, then found final merits unfavorable. In the combined motions, the petitioner did not establish legal error or new facts sufficient to reopen; 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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — p. 5 |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — p. 3 |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The decision concerns a data analytics leader and combined motions to reopen and reconsider the AAO’s earlier EB-1A denial.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The original AAO decision found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical-role criteria met but concluded the totality did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field status.; pages: 2; 3
claim: The motion to reconsider did not demonstrate the earlier decision was based on an incorrect application of law or policy; the AAO addressed claimed prior-employment/leadership and membership oversights.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: The motion to reopen added evidence but did not establish sustained acclaim; materials included post-filing activities and evidence too recent to cure the original filing-date deficiency.; pages: 5; 6; 7
claim: The order dismisses both the motion to reopen and the motion to reconsider.; pages: 7
How this record may be used in research
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How to use this record
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