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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision JUN072016_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN072016_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. 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 | JUN072016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2016-06-07 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Nonprecedent motion to reconsider. The petitioner filed the second motion 59 days after the prior decision and it was untimely. AAO nevertheless addressed the arguments, including claimed error concerning prior O-1 approval and original contributions. It found no error in the underlying eligibility decision and no evidence showing the cited contribution had major significance; the appeal’s dismissal and denial remained.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: Motion to reconsider denied; director_findings: Nonprecedent motion to reconsider. The petitioner filed the second motion 59 days after the prior decision and it was untimely. AAO nevertheless addressed the arguments, including claimed error concerning prior O-1 approval and original contributions. It found no error in the underlying eligibility decision and no evidence showing the cited contribution had major significance; the appeal’s dismissal and denial remained. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reconsider denied.', 'basis': 'The motion was untimely and did not establish that the prior decision incorrectly applied law/policy or that the evidence demonstrated eligibility; no error affecting the outcome was shown.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3]} |
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': 'untimely_motion_o1_and_original_contributions', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Potential narrow procedural explainer on the limited evidentiary value of O-1 approval in a later EB-1A case and motion timeliness; do not generalize beyond this record.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion outcomes beyond those expressly stated.', 'Do not treat explicitly nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.', 'Keep EB-5 and EB-1B/NIW records out of EB-1A content and comparisons.'], 'caveat': 'Use only narrow findings in the cited pages and disclose historical context; exclude non-EB-1A records from EB-1A landing pages and analytics.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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