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AAO EB-1A decision MAR032006_03B2203: Motions to reopen

EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR032006_03B2203: Motion to reconsider/reopen dismissed for failure to satisfy motion requirements when filed.…

Decision summary: AAO decision MAR032006_03B2203: Motion to reconsider/reopen dismissed for failure to satisfy motion requirements when filed. Counsel promised brief/evidence within 30 days, then sought 45-day extension. AAO denied extension; no new facts/evidence or precedent-based argument accompanied the motion. Decision states no mechanism permits extension to await future materials; motion must meet requirements when filed.

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Decision snapshot

Decision ID	MAR032006_03B2203
Decision date as printed	March 3, 2006
Classification / field stated in source	Not specified
Procedural posture	California Service Center EB-1A denial; AAO dismissed earlier appeal November 7, 2005; counsel filed motion to reconsider December 6, 2005.
Operative disposition	Motion to reconsider/reopen dismissed for failure to satisfy motion requirements when filed.
Final-merits status	Not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

Counsel promised brief/evidence within 30 days, then sought 45-day extension. AAO denied extension; no new facts/evidence or precedent-based argument accompanied the motion. Decision states no mechanism permits extension to await future materials; motion must meet requirements when filed.

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 The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
Published material about the person	Not reached — source PDF
Judging the work of others	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
Original contributions of major significance	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
Scholarly authorship	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
Artistic display or showcases	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
Leading or critical role	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
High salary or remuneration	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF
Commercial success in the performing arts	Not reached The AAO disposition is procedural (or a motion/appeal jurisdiction disposition); no EB-1A criterion was adjudicated in this decision. — source PDF

Source holds and limits

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Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer

Decision is about a motion after appeal, not criterion merits.

Source-cited findings recorded in review

claim: Cover date March 3, 2006; California Service Center; EB-1A Form I-140.; pages: 1
claim: AAO dismissed earlier appeal November 7, 2005; counsel filed motion December 6, 2005, then requested 45 additional days to submit evidence.; pages: 2
claim: AAO denied extension December 29, 2005; motion lacked evidence/new facts or precedent argument and was required to meet applicable rules when filed.; pages: 2
claim: Order dismisses the motion.; pages: 2

How this record may be used in research

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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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