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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision JUL232012_02B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL232012_02B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. No criterion review in this motion decision; disposition rests on untimeliness and formal filing defects (pp. 2–3).
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL232012_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 23, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in athletics; petitioner is a martial arts/Wushu athlete and instructor. |
Procedural posture | Current motion to reopen/reconsider follows AAO’s July 11, 2011 dismissal of the appeal. Petitioner filed the motion directly with AAO; it was received 36 days after the decision. It was untimely, no reasonable-cause basis was shown, and the filing lacked the required statement about judicial proceedings and did not meet the applicable motion requirements. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No criterion review in this motion decision; disposition rests on untimeliness and formal filing defects (pp. 2–3).
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 |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
No criterion review in this motion decision; disposition rests on untimeliness and formal filing defects (pp. 2–3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not report the earlier Director/appeal merits as findings of this motion decision.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify exact procedural posture and nonprecedent status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover dated July 23, 2012; motion on martial-arts petition.
PDF page 2 — Recites 36-day late motion filing and requirements.
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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