AAO research
EB-1A judging the work of others — AAO decision MAR142019_02B2203: Motions denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Motions denied Motions to reconsider and reopen denied.
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 AAO appellate or motion decision; reviewed for source-grounded findings and procedural posture.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR142019_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 14, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A AAO decision |
Procedural posture | Motions to reconsider and reopen prior AAO decision; both denied. |
Operative disposition | Motions denied |
Final-merits status | Prior appeal had three initial criteria but formal final-merits determination was unfavorable; present motion did not alter it. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motions to reconsider and reopen denied.
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 | met_underlying_decision — p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4, p. 5, p. 6 |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | met_underlying_decision — p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4, p. 5, p. 6 |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met_underlying_decision — p. 1, p. 2, p. 3, p. 4, p. 5, p. 6 |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Underlying decision found judging, scholarly authorship, and leading/critical role, but denied final merits for lack of sustained acclaim/top-of-field.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Motion to reconsider failed to establish legal/policy error; motion to reopen download statistics did not show field-wide impact or acclaim.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: Motions to reconsider and reopen denied.; pages: 5; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_aggregation: True; eligible_for_individual_decision_page: True; reason: Procedural motion case on final-merits review and limits of downloads/metrics; make explicit outcome concerns prior appeal, not new initial criteria review.; recommended_use: Source-cited individual page; aggregate only with procedural and date caveats preserved.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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.
Related corpus research
Full-corpus research index
Judging the work of others research
Scholarly authorship research
Leading or critical role research
Performance sector research
Browse the AAO decision index · Read EB-1A evidence guides · Review source and correction methodology.