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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR182024_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider both dismissed; underlying petition remains denied.…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR182024_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider both dismissed; underlying petition remains denied. Motion repeated previously submitted table summarizing five eligibility criteria and referenced recent research-scientist employment. AAO limited review to latest decision and found no new facts showing error for reopening or incorrect law/policy/evidence basis for reconsideration; stated it would not re-adjudicate petition anew.
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Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_AAO_nonprecedent. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR182024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 18, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | Vocational agricultural teacher; petitioner references research-scientist employment |
Procedural posture | Non-precedent combined motion to reopen and reconsider following denial of EB-1A petition, dismissal of appeal and two prior motion filings. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider both dismissed; underlying petition remains denied. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motion repeated previously submitted table summarizing five eligibility criteria and referenced recent research-scientist employment. AAO limited review to latest decision and found no new facts showing error for reopening or incorrect law/policy/evidence basis for reconsideration; stated it would not re-adjudicate petition anew.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
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Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | Not reached |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached |
Source holds and limits
status:
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Explicitly non-precedent.
The five-criteria table and employment evidence are described as previously submitted/current motion content, not new findings by AAO.
Protect redacted employer identity; do not infer it.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover labels non-precedent AAO motion decision dated March 18, 2024; petitioner is vocational agricultural teacher seeking extraordinary-ability classification.; pages: 1
claim: Director had found initial one-time-achievement/three-criteria threshold unmet; AAO appeal and two prior motion filings had been dismissed; current filing combined motions.; pages: 1
claim: Petitioner submitted previously used table summarizing five criteria and referenced recent research-scientist employment; AAO found no new facts to reopen and no demonstrated error in latest decision for reconsideration.; pages: 1; 2
claim: AAO said it would not re-adjudicate the petition anew; underlying petition remains denied.; pages: 2
claim: Separate orders dismiss motion to reopen and motion to reconsider.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
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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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