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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR182010_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; prior AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Review source…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR182010_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; prior AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. Evidence submitted on motion was not new and had been available for original filing, RFE response, or appeal. Petitioner did not establish why the evidence was previously unavailable.
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 decision; leading/critical-role argument is not adjudicated anew in this motion.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR182010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 18, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A procedural motion decision; leading/critical-role argument is not adjudicated anew in this motion. |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen after AAO dismissed prior appeal; petitioner accepted the earlier decision except for leading/critical role criterion. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; prior AAO decision affirmed; petition remains denied. |
Final-merits status | not reached by current AAO decision |
What the AAO decision addressed
Evidence submitted on motion was not new and had been available for original filing, RFE response, or appeal. Petitioner did not establish why the evidence was previously unavailable.
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 identifies EB-1A I-140, Nebraska Service Center, dated March 18, 2010.; pages: 1
claim: Director denied petition in 2008; AAO dismissed appeal June 23, 2009; current filing is motion to reopen.; pages: 2
claim: Petitioner disagreed only with earlier leading/critical-role finding and submitted materials concerning a tourist-office presentation/website and music work.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found submitted facts/evidence were not new and had been available at initial filing, RFE, or appeal; motion denied and petition remains denied.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow motion-to-reopen explainer on newness of evidence and prior opportunities to submit it; no criterion-merits conclusion.
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.
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