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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAY102013_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied and motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY102013_01B2203: Motion to reopen denied and motion to reconsider denied. The motion does not establish that the prior decision misapplied law/policy or present qualifying new facts that would change the result; previous adverse determination remains.
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_procedural. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY102013_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 10, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; combined motion to reopen and reconsider |
Procedural posture | Motion challenging a prior AAO decision on EB-1A eligibility; this is not a fresh merits appeal. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen denied and motion to reconsider denied. |
Final-merits status | not re-adjudicated in this motion decision; prior decision controls |
What the AAO decision addressed
The motion does not establish that the prior decision misapplied law/policy or present qualifying new facts that would change the result; previous adverse determination remains.
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
"The source itself does not supply the full underlying merits record; do not summarize underlying criterion findings from this motion alone."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The document is an AAO decision on a motion, dated May 10, 2013.; pages: 1
claim: It sets out motion-to-reopen and reconsider standards and addresses asserted errors/new evidence against the prior decision.; pages: 2; 3; 4
claim: AAO finds the asserted arguments/evidence do not establish eligibility or a basis to disturb the prior result.; pages: 4; 5
claim: Both motions are denied.; pages: 5
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_procedural_context_only
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 3 — Reconsideration analysis and asserted legal/policy error.
PDF page 5 — Conclusion; motion to reopen and motion to reconsider denied.
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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