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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision MAR162010_01B2203: Motion to reconsider dismissed as untimely; the June 5, 2009 AAO decision was affirmed and…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR162010_01B2203: Motion to reconsider dismissed as untimely; the June 5, 2009 AAO decision was affirmed and petition remained denied. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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: in_scope_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR162010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Not stated in normalized review fields |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: The AAO decision was issued June 5, 2009 with proper notice of a 33-day motion period. The petitioner dated the motion July 3, but the AAO received it July 10, 35 days after issuance. The motion was untimely and dismissed; the earlier AAO decision was affirmed and the petition remained denied.; citation_pages: 1; 2; classification: Motion to reconsider dismissed_as_untimely; director_findings: The Nebraska Service Center denied the petition, the AAO dismissed the appeal on June 5, 2009, and the petitioner later sought reconsideration. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reconsider dismissed as untimely; the June 5, 2009 AAO decision was affirmed and petition remained denied.', 'basis': 'The AAO received the motion 35 days after the June 5 decision, beyond the 33-day deadline.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'untimely_motion_to_reconsider', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Aggregate only with late motions to reconsider applying the same filing deadline; preserve the dated-versus-received distinction and affirmed underlying decision.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize procedural dispositions or remands as completed EB-1A merits findings.', 'Do not infer individual criterion results from generalized Director statements.', 'Do not describe a moot dismissal as affirming all Director findings.', 'Do not treat nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'The AAO addressed timeliness, not the criterion evidence in this motion decision.'}
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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