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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAR262021_05B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAR262021_05B2203: Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. AAO reviewed arguments concerning prior final-merits weighing, awards, exhibitions, contributions, authorship and role evidence, but found the motion did not demonstrate legal error or new facts warranting reopening. (pp. 1–9).
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAR262021_05B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | March 26, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | Arts/photography; photographer |
Procedural posture | Motions to reconsider and reopen prior AAO appeal decision; prior decision had found initial criteria satisfied but denied after final merits. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider denied; motion to reopen denied. |
Final-merits status | Underlying appeal included an adverse formal final-merits determination; this later motion decision declined to disturb it. (pp. 1–2, 7–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO reviewed arguments concerning prior final-merits weighing, awards, exhibitions, contributions, authorship and role evidence, but found the motion did not demonstrate legal error or new facts warranting reopening. (pp. 1–9)
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
This is a combined motion decision, not a fresh merits appeal. Preserve distinct orders: both reconsideration and reopening denied. (pp. 1, 7–9)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Useful procedural FAQ if linked to and clearly separated from the underlying appeal; explain motion standards, not new merits findings.
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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