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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JUL122023_01B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn and matter remanded for a new decision on the combined motion to…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL122023_01B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn and matter Remanded for a new decision on the combined motion to reopen/reconsider. 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 | JUL122023_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2023-07-12 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: The AAO found that the motion record included properly certified English translations of foreign-language documents. The Director’s decision should have considered those translations and other evidence not in a foreign language. Because the Director did not consider the petitioner’s arguments and evidence on the combined motion, the AAO withdrew the decision and Remanded for a new decision addressing the motion.; citation_pages: 1; 2; classification: director_decision_Decision withdrawn and matter Remanded_for_consideration_of_translated_evidence; director_findings: The Nebraska Service Center denied the petition, finding fewer than three initial evidentiary criteria, and dismissed a combined motion to reopen/reconsider because the petitioner had not provided certified English translations; it stated untranslated evidence would not be considered. |
Operative disposition | {‘outcome’: ‘Director’s decision withdrawn and matter Remanded for a new decision on the combined motion to reopen/reconsider.’, ‘basis’: ‘The AAO found the record included certified English translations, which the Director failed to consider in deciding the motion.’, ‘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 |
|---|---|
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’: ‘remand_for_failure_to_consider_certified_translations’, ‘aggregation_valid’: True, ‘use’: ‘A narrow process comparison for remands where certified translations were in the record but omitted from consideration. Do not infer that any specific criterion was met or that the petition was approved.’, ‘do_not_claim’: [‘Do not characterize a procedural rejection, dismissal, or remand as completed merits adjudication.’, ‘Do not infer individual criterion findings from aggregate threshold statements.’, ‘Do not treat remand as approval.’, ‘Do not treat a nonprecedent decision as binding authority.’], ‘caveat’: ‘The AAO Remanded the combined motion; it did not decide the criteria or final merits.’}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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