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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR032011_01B2203: Both motions dismissed; prior appeal dismissal affirmed; petition remains denied (p. 6). Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR032011_01B2203: Both motions dismissed; prior appeal dismissal affirmed; petition remains denied (p. 6). Required statement about judicial proceedings was missing; motion evidence was not new or unavailable, and some events postdated filing. AAO restated two-step criteria/final-merits framework and rejected legal claim that meeting three criteria alone sufficed (pp. 2–5).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR032011_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 3, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in athletics; athlete whose underlying appeal concerned event placements/awards (pp. 2–5). |
Procedural posture | Motions to reopen and reconsider after October 26, 2009 appeal dismissal; motions had procedural defects and no qualifying new evidence (pp. 2–6). |
Operative disposition | Both motions dismissed; prior appeal dismissal affirmed; petition remains denied (p. 6). |
Final-merits status | Not coded in the normalized review fields |
What the AAO decision addressed
Required statement about judicial proceedings was missing; motion evidence was not new or unavailable, and some events postdated filing. AAO restated two-step criteria/final-merits framework and rejected legal claim that meeting three criteria alone sufficed (pp. 2–5).
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
"Underlying October 2009 appeal is referenced but not included; only state what this motion decision says about that ruling."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p1: AAO public-copy cover and date.; p2: Prior appeal/motion chronology, missing judicial-proceeding declaration and prior criterion findings.; p3: No newly available facts; repeated opportunity to submit evidence.; p4: Post-filing evidence, motion-to-reconsider requirements.; p5: Two-step final-merits explanation and rejection of “three criteria alone” argument.; p6: Combined order dismissing motions and affirming prior denial.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural SEO/AEO explainer on motion requirements, new evidence, filing-date rule, and distinction between threshold and final merits. Do not classify as a new appeal merits outcome. Publish only as a motion-specific summary with incorporated 2009 decision context clearly marked.
Editorial use note: Publish only as a motion-specific summary with incorporated 2009 decision context clearly marked.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — No newly available facts; repeated opportunity to submit evidence.
PDF page 4 — Post-filing evidence, motion-to-reconsider requirements.
PDF page 5 — Two-step final-merits explanation and rejection of “three criteria alone” argument.
PDF page 6 — Combined order dismissing motions and affirming prior denial.
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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