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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAY112023_01B2203: Motion to reconsider and motion to reopen dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY112023_01B2203: Motion to reconsider and motion to reopen dismissed. Motion to reconsider does not identify error in the September 2022 decision. Motion to reopen presents mostly repetitive material and does not show new facts likely to change the result; coaching work is distinct from athletic performance and much occurred after the petition filing date. Current order does not re-adjudicate the underlying criteria.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY112023_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 11, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: martial-arts athlete. |
Procedural posture | Fifth combined motion to reopen/reconsider following appeal and four prior combined motions. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider and motion to reopen dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Not reached in this motion; prior denial remains. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motion to reconsider does not identify error in the September 2022 decision. Motion to reopen presents mostly repetitive material and does not show new facts likely to change the result; coaching work is distinct from athletic performance and much occurred after the petition filing date. Current order does not re-adjudicate the underlying criteria.
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
"Current decision is procedural and does not re-evaluate individual criteria."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Cover identifies May 11, 2023, fifth combined motion; petitioner is a martial-arts athlete; four earlier motions/appeal dismissed.
PDF p. 2: Motion-to-reconsider argument does not identify legal/policy error; reopening standard and heavy burden explained.
PDF p. 3: Submitted evidence catalogued; material is largely repetitive and not shown to establish eligibility at filing; coaching evidence distinguished from athlete’s performance.
PDF p. 4: No proper cause to reopen or reconsider; both motions dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow motion comparison concerning repetitive evidence, new facts, eligibility at filing, and distinction between coaching and athletic performance.
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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