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EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision MAR162022_02B2203: Combined motions to reopen and reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR162022_02B2203: Combined motions to reopen and reconsider dismissed. No EB-1A criterion is adjudicated in this motion decision; the disposition rests on timeliness and failure to overcome prior motion grounds (pp. 1–3). Final merits not reached.
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Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR162022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 16, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner is a multimedia designer. |
Procedural posture | The Director denied the petition for failure to establish a major internationally recognized award or at least three criteria. AAO dismissed the appeal and later dismissed a motion to reconsider as untimely. The current combined motions challenge that prior disposition, relying on COVID-era filing flexibility and alleged clerical error, but the reconsideration motion was received 89 days after the appeal decision; the regulation did not extend the reconsideration deadline. AAO found no error in the prior decision and no new facts meeting reopening requirements. |
Operative disposition | Combined motions to reopen and reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No EB-1A criterion is adjudicated in this motion decision; the disposition rests on timeliness and failure to overcome prior motion grounds (pp. 1–3). Final merits not reached.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | not considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
No EB-1A criterion is adjudicated in this motion decision; the disposition rests on timeliness and failure to overcome prior motion grounds (pp. 1–3). Final merits not reached.
How this record may be used in research
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How to use this record
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