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AAO EB-1A decision MAR052012_01B2203: Motions to reconsider

AAO EB-1A decision MAR052012_01B2203: Motions to reconsider

EB-1A motions to reconsider — AAO decision MAR052012_01B2203: Appeal rejected as improperly filed; no AAO appellate jurisdiction over its own decision.…

Decision summary: AAO decision MAR052012_01B2203: Appeal rejected as improperly filed; no AAO appellate jurisdiction over its own decision. Counsel designated the filing as an appeal after an AAO decision. AAO has no appellate jurisdiction over its own decisions; no promised brief was filed, and the record did not show the filing met requirements for a motion to reconsider.

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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_decision_no_precedent_status_asserted. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

MAR052012_01B2203

Decision date as printed

March 5, 2012

Classification / field stated in source

Not stated.

Procedural posture

Second appeal filed after AAO decision; rejected for jurisdiction and improper filing; brief promised but absent.

Operative disposition

Appeal rejected as improperly filed; no AAO appellate jurisdiction over its own decision.

Final-merits status

Not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

Counsel designated the filing as an appeal after an AAO decision. AAO has no appellate jurisdiction over its own decisions; no promised brief was filed, and the record did not show the filing met requirements for a motion to reconsider.

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 current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Published material about the person

Not reached — source PDF

Judging the work of others

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Original contributions of major significance

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Scholarly authorship

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Artistic display or showcases

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Leading or critical role

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

High salary or remuneration

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Commercial success in the performing arts

Not reached
The current decision resolves appeal or motion procedure, filing/jurisdiction, or remand for a new decision; it does not adjudicate any EB-1A criterion. — source PDF

Source holds and limits

status:

Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer

  • Underlying denial and prior motion history are background; current AAO did not reach EB-1A merits.

Source-cited findings recorded in review

  • claim: Cover identifies March 5, 2012; Texas Service Center; EB-1A I-140.; pages: 1

  • claim: Director denied petition November 27, 2009; AAO dismissed appeal December 28, 2010; after a motion sequence and AAO’s December 7, 2011 decision, counsel filed another Form I-290B marking appeal and promising a brief within 30 days.; pages: 2

  • claim: AAO states it lacks appellate jurisdiction over its own decisions; counsel filed no brief by the decision date.; pages: 2

  • claim: The filing did not meet motion-to-reconsider requirements; regulations do not allow additional time to file a motion brief after filing.; pages: 2

  • claim: AAO rejected the appeal as improperly filed.; 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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for MAR052012_01B2203