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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JUN152018_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied; revocation remains affirmed. Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN152018_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied; revocation remains affirmed. No legal error was identified; most evidence was previously submitted. Bylaws showed education/experience requirements, not outstanding achievements. New authorship evidence cured a discrepancy but did not establish three criteria; other new evidence did not relate to eligibility 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: EB-1A procedural motion after revocation; narrow criterion findings are recited.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN152018_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 15, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | Combined motion to reopen and reconsider revocation; denied |
Procedural posture | AAO had previously affirmed revocation and found only scholarly-articles criterion met. The current motion challenged the earlier decision and offered membership evidence, including society bylaws requiring nomination by two members and educational/experiential qualifications. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied; revocation remains affirmed. |
Final-merits status | No final-merits review in this motion; prior revocation remained in effect. |
What the AAO decision addressed
No legal error was identified; most evidence was previously submitted. Bylaws showed education/experience requirements, not outstanding achievements. New authorship evidence cured a discrepancy but did not establish three criteria; other new evidence did not relate to eligibility 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 reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — 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 | met — 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 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Decision dated June 15, 2018 concerns clinical investigator whose approved EB-1A petition was revoked and revocation affirmed on appeal.; pages: 1
claim: Earlier appeal found only scholarly-articles criterion met; current motion claimed awards, membership, published material, judging, contributions, and display.; pages: 2; 3
claim: Society bylaws required nomination by two members and indicated educational/experiential backgrounds; AAO found this did not establish outstanding achievements required for membership.; pages: 3
claim: Reconsideration and reopening denied because no error was shown and new evidence did not establish the initial three-criterion threshold.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Criterion-specific motion example; not an overall petition approval/denial analysis.
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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