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EB-1A awards — AAO decision JUL312018_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL312018_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. The petitioner does not establish legal error or new evidence sufficient to change prior findings. Award and published-material claims fail; display criterion is met as a dancer, but prior record still lacks the required initial criteria.
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 | JUL312018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 31, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; dancer and choreographer |
Procedural posture | Combined motions to reopen and reconsider after prior appeal dismissal. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. |
Final-merits status | "not met" |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner does not establish legal error or new evidence sufficient to change prior findings. Award and published-material claims fail; display criterion is met as a dancer, but prior record still lacks the required initial criteria.
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | not met |
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 | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–5; individual criteria cite pinpoint pages.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful dancer-specific display distinction and motion practice example; do not treat a display finding as sufficient for overall eligibility. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover, dancer/choreographer and combined motions.
PDF page 5 — Display criterion met; remaining criteria and both motions denied.
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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