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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR082013_01B2203: Both motions dismissed; Nov. 3, 2012 AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR082013_01B2203: Both motions dismissed; Nov. 3, 2012 AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Required litigation-status statement missing; reconsideration did not address latest AAO decision or show error; reopen evidence was not new (including a July 2011 certificate relating to a post-filing event).
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: EB-1A procedural motion; prior criterion merits are not reproduced in this decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR082013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 8, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Combined motion to reopen/reconsider; dismissed |
Procedural posture | Director denied Jan. 19, 2012; AAO dismissed appeal Nov. 3, 2012 after full criterion discussion. Current motion omitted required judicial-proceedings statement, repeated service-center arguments rather than latest AAO decision, and submitted previously filed/known or post-filing evidence. |
Operative disposition | Both motions dismissed; Nov. 3, 2012 AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits review; prior AAO denial affirmed. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Required litigation-status statement missing; reconsideration did not address latest AAO decision or show error; reopen evidence was not new (including a July 2011 certificate relating to a post-filing event).
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 |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover dated March 8, 2013 identifies EB-1A petition.; pages: 1
claim: AAO recites the director’s Jan. 19, 2012 denial and its Nov. 3, 2012 appeal dismissal after full criterion discussion; current matter is combined motions.; pages: 2
claim: Motion omitted judicial-proceedings statement, repeated earlier director arguments, and lacked a basis for reconsideration of latest AAO decision.; pages: 2
claim: Reopen submissions included prior evidence and July 2011 recognition postdating Feb. 22, 2012 filing; motions dismissed and prior decision affirmed.; pages: 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only in this source; do not aggregate its criteria.
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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