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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JAN302017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JAN302017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. Petitioner did not show the prior decision misapplied law or policy; she repeated challenges to the awards, published-material, and original-contributions analyses and did not satisfy motion requirements.
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: in_scope_EB1A. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JAN302017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 30, 2017 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability petition; AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Motion to reconsider prior AAO dismissal of appeal in EB-1A case. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider denied. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_motion_posture |
What the AAO decision addressed
Petitioner did not show the prior decision misapplied law or policy; she repeated challenges to the awards, published-material, and original-contributions analyses and did not satisfy motion requirements.
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 met |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"This is a motion ruling that relies on prior appeal record; do not represent it as a first-instance merits decision."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The earlier appeal found only one initial criterion met; motion challenges awards, published material and original contributions findings.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO explains photographs of public figures wearing jewelry did not constitute published material about petitioner; evidence did not show comparable-evidence necessity or major contributions.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Motion did not establish legal/policy error; denied.; pages: 4; 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_procedural_context_only
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Matter title, date, jewelry design field; prior appeal history.
PDF page 2 — Motion standards and missing judicial-proceedings statement; oral argument request.
PDF page 3 — Prior criterion rulings and awards/comparable-evidence discussion.
PDF page 4 — Published-material and contributions arguments; prior findings upheld.
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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