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EB-1A awards — AAO decision MAY072013_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; November 3, 2012 AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied (physical p.…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY072013_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; November 3, 2012 AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied (physical p. 6). The motion omitted a required statement about judicial proceedings and failed to identify new, previously unavailable evidence. Google Translate material lacked certified full translations; most documents had already been submitted or could have been presented earlier. Award claim remained unsupported; published-material criterion had been abandoned on appeal; high-salary criterion also abandoned (physical pp. 2–6).
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_motion_decision_label_as_motion. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY072013_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 7, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; self-represented petitioner whose motion evidence concerns claimed medical/acupuncture-related work. |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen filed December 3, 2012 after AAO dismissed appeal November 3, 2012; this decision addresses only motion sufficiency and does not reopen original merits. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; November 3, 2012 AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied (physical p. 6). |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits review; prior appeal dismissal remains affirmed. This motion ruling should not be read as a fresh full adjudication of all EB-1A evidence. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The motion omitted a required statement about judicial proceedings and failed to identify new, previously unavailable evidence. Google Translate material lacked certified full translations; most documents had already been submitted or could have been presented earlier. Award claim remained unsupported; published-material criterion had been abandoned on appeal; high-salary criterion also abandoned (physical pp. 2–6).
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 met |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | abandoned |
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 | Abandoned or waived — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Citations use physical PDF page numbers; pages were read in source order.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Motion-procedure cluster: newly available evidence, required motion statements, translation rules, and abandonment of criteria. Include as a motion decision, not as a second independent merits case. Publish only with clear motion posture and link to the underlying November 2012 appeal decision if available.
Editorial use note: Publish only with clear motion posture and link to the underlying November 2012 appeal decision if available.
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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