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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL232012_03B2203: Motion to reopen and reconsider dismissed; May 6, 2011 AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL232012_03B2203: Motion to reopen and reconsider dismissed; May 6, 2011 AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied (physical p. 6). The motion failed procedural requirements, lacked judicial-proceeding statement, did not show new evidence or legal/policy error, and failed to challenge prior findings for membership/leading role. AAO distinguishes competitor achievements from claimed coaching/instruction field and excludes post-filing 2010–11 payments for filing-date eligibility (physical pp. 2–6).
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_motion_decision_label_as_motion. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL232012_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 23, 2012 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; martial arts instructor/coach; evidence also concerned taekwondo competitor awards. |
Procedural posture | Second motion to reopen and reconsider after prior Director motion dismissal and AAO summary dismissal of appeal; this document is motion-stage. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen and reconsider dismissed; May 6, 2011 AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied (physical p. 6). |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits determination; prior decisions affirmed. The source explains that claimed competitor acclaim is not equivalent to instructor/coach acclaim (physical pp. 3–6). |
What the AAO decision addressed
The motion failed procedural requirements, lacked judicial-proceeding statement, did not show new evidence or legal/policy error, and failed to challenge prior findings for membership/leading role. AAO distinguishes competitor achievements from claimed coaching/instruction field and excludes post-filing 2010–11 payments for filing-date eligibility (physical pp. 2–6).
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 | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | abandoned |
High salary or remuneration | Not met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations use physical PDF page numbers; pages were read in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Motion cluster around athlete-versus-coach field alignment, abandoned claims, new evidence and date-of-filing rule. Keep separate from initial appeal outcomes. Publish only as a clearly labeled motion decision, linked to prior case history where available.
Editorial use note: Publish only as a clearly labeled motion decision, linked to prior case history where available.
Page-level source trail
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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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