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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision JUN222018_02B2203: Motion denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN222018_02B2203: Motion denied. The petitioner did not satisfy procedural requirements for an ineffective-assistance claim under Matter of Lozada and did not show prejudice; the evidence also did not establish the second and third Dhanasar prongs.
Scope note: The source review classified this record as outside EB-1A merits scope. It is retained for corpus provenance and must not be used as an EB-1A criterion or eligibility example.
Scope classification from review: out_of_scope_non_eb1a. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN222018_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 22, 2018 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-2 national interest waiver; not EB-1A. |
Procedural posture | Fourth motion to reopen an EB-2 national-interest-waiver (NIW) case, not an EB-1A case. |
Operative disposition | Motion denied. |
Final-merits status | not applicable; EB-2 NIW, not EB-1A. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The petitioner did not satisfy procedural requirements for an ineffective-assistance claim under Matter of Lozada and did not show prejudice; the evidence also did not establish the second and third Dhanasar prongs.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — 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 | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"Verified out-of-scope for EB-1A despite assignment placement; no source integrity hold."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Cover identifies motion and Form I-140 EB-2 NIW classification.
PDF p. 2: Procedural background and Lozada requirements.
PDF p. 3: Failure to satisfy Lozada and show prejudice; NIW analysis finds prong-two deficiencies.
PDF p. 4: Prong three not established; motion denied.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Exclude from EB-1A decision content or comparison sets. Could only support a separately labeled NIW topic.
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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