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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR172022_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR172022_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. 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 | MAR172022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2022-03-17 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider following dismissal of an EB-1A appeal; both motions dismissed.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; classification: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider following dismissal of an EB-1A appeal; both motions dismissed.; director_findings: As distinguished in source-specific disposition and basis. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed.', 'basis': 'The AAO found the motion did not establish new facts warranting reopening or demonstrate that the prior decision misapplied law or policy. The underlying decision had found published-material and judging evidence at the criterion stage, but concluded the record did not establish sustained acclaim in final merits.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4]} |
Final-merits status | The AAO found the motion did not establish new facts warranting reopening or demonstrate that the prior decision misapplied law or policy. The underlying decision had found published-material and judging evidence at the criterion stage, but concluded the record did not establish sustained acclaim in final merits. |
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Narrow comparison for actor/performer final-merits treatment and distinction between meeting individual criteria and showing sustained acclaim.', 'caveats': 'This is a motion decision reviewing a prior record, not a fresh appeal. Cite the prior decision’s posture accurately; do not treat motion dismissal as a separate initial-criteria finding.'}
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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