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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision MAR022017_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied as untimely; motion to reconsider denied as untimely. Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR022017_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied as untimely; motion to reconsider denied as untimely. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR022017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-03-02 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider after an unfavorable certified decision. AAO states it served the affirmance by mail March 25, 2016, allowed 33 days, received the motions April 28, 2016 (34 days after service), and denied both as untimely.; citation_pages: 1; classification: Motions denied_untimely; director_findings: The Director initially denied the petition; AAO later withdrew that decision and Remanded, then affirmed the certified decision. The reviewed motion decision provides no criterion-level merits analysis. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen denied as untimely; motion to reconsider denied as untimely.', 'basis': 'The decision compares the March 25, 2016 service date and 33-day period with USCIS receipt on April 28, 2016, 34 days later; the two order clauses deny both motions.', 'citation_pages': [1]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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 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_motions', 'use': 'May be grouped with decisions sharing this same procedural disposition, with case-specific dates, motion history, and factual basis preserved.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize this as a merits adjudication of any EB-1A criterion or final merits.', 'Do not infer criterion-level findings from the Director denial or from the procedural dismissal.', 'Do not treat this nonprecedent individual decision as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'AAO’s disposition is narrow and procedural; it does not establish the underlying EB-1A merits.'}
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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