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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision JUL092021_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed as untimely. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL092021_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed as untimely. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL092021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2021-07-09 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reopen dismissed as untimely. The motion arrived 217 days after the decision and beyond the 60-day COVID extension; generalized pandemic/quarantine statements did not explain or document why filing was delayed seven months.; citation_pages: 1; 2; classification: Motion to reopen dismissed_untimely_covid_delay_not_supported; director_findings: AAO dismissed petitioner’s appeal July 6, 2020. Motion to reopen was received February 8, 2021, 217 days later. USCIS COVID guidance extended the usual 33-day period to 60 days, making September 8, 2020 the latest timely date. Petitioner cited COVID office closures/quarantine in Uzbekistan but gave no specific detail or supporting documentation explaining a seven-month delay. AAO found delay not shown reasonable and beyond petitioner’s control and dismissed motion as untimely. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen dismissed as untimely.', 'basis': 'The motion arrived 217 days after the decision and beyond the 60-day COVID extension; generalized pandemic/quarantine statements did not explain or document why filing was delayed seven months.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
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Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
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 — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'untimely_motion_covid_extension', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Useful time-bounded procedural comparison of 2020 USCIS COVID filing guidance and proof needed for an excused late motion; avoid presenting as current guidance.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion results beyond those expressly recited in the decision.', 'Do not treat remand as approval.', 'Do not treat explicitly nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'No criterion or final-merits review.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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