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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JUL232024_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL232024_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Reopening motion lacked new relevant facts/new evidence; reconsideration motion repeated arguments without showing error in the most recent prior decision.
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_motion_procedure. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL232024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 23, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; petitioner described as a martial-arts instructor. |
Procedural posture | Director denied petition; AAO dismissed appeal and eight earlier motions. Current ninth combined motion to reopen and reconsider repeated prior arguments and resubmitted previously considered evidence. It alleged no new facts/evidence for reopening and no error in the most recent prior motion decision for reconsideration. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Reopening motion lacked new relevant facts/new evidence; reconsideration motion repeated arguments without showing error in the most recent prior decision.
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 reached |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
Judging the work of others | not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | not reached |
Scholarly authorship | not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | not reached |
Leading or critical role | not reached |
High salary or remuneration | not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not reached |
Source holds and limits
["Do not present as a decision on the merits of any criterion; the motion procedure is dispositive."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not present as a decision on the merits of any criterion; the motion procedure is dispositive.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1 identifies date, petitioner/classification, procedural history, and reopening defect.
p. 2 explains reconsideration defect and gives both operative orders.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Group only in a clearly labeled procedural collection by mechanism: (1) late appeals rejected with no motion treatment; (2) late appeals returned for motion consideration; (3) summary dismissal for nonspecific appeal/no supplement; (4) abandonment after missed NOID response; (5) representative/jurisdiction/classification filing defects; and (6) motions denied/dismissed for failure to meet motion standards. Do not combine these procedural outcomes as substantive EB-1A criterion outcomes.
Editorial use note: May be summarized only as a source-cited procedural record; no criterion-specific summary or outcome implied.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Page 1 presents cover and first half of combined-motion analysis.
PDF page 2 — Page 2 contains remaining analysis and both final orders.
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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