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AAO EB-1A decision MAY162022_01B2203: Motions to reopen

AAO EB-1A decision MAY162022_01B2203: Motions to reopen

EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision MAY162022_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…

Decision summary: AAO decision MAY162022_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.

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_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

MAY162022_01B2203

Decision date as printed

2022-05-16

Classification / field stated in source

Classification not stated in the normalized review fields

Procedural posture

AAO_posture: Nonprecedent fourth combined motion after the Director denied the EB-1A petition and earlier AAO appeal/motion decisions. The petitioner again argued prior decisions incorrectly dismissed motions but submitted no new evidence, asserted no new facts, and largely repeated prior arguments and evidence. AAO dismissed both motions and affirmed the previous decisions.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: fourth_combined_Motion dismissed_prior_denials_affirmed; director_findings: Nonprecedent fourth combined motion after the Director denied the EB-1A petition and earlier AAO appeal/motion decisions. The petitioner again argued prior decisions incorrectly dismissed motions but submitted no new evidence, asserted no new facts, and largely repeated prior arguments and evidence. AAO dismissed both motions and affirmed the previous decisions.

Operative disposition

{'outcome': 'Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed.', 'basis': 'The latest motion did not present qualifying new facts or show legal/policy error in the prior decision; it repeated previously considered arguments and evidence.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3]}

Final-merits status

Not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

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Criterion-by-criterion status in this source

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Criterion

Source-review status

Awards

Not reached — source PDF

Membership

Not reached — source PDF

Published material about the person

Not reached — source PDF

Judging the work of others

Not reached — source PDF

Original contributions of major significance

Not reached — source PDF

Scholarly authorship

Not reached — source PDF

Artistic display or showcases

Not coded — source PDF

Leading or critical role

Not reached — source PDF

High salary or remuneration

Not reached — source PDF

Commercial success in the performing arts

Not reached — source PDF

How this record may be used in research

Comparison scope: {'fit': 'serial_motion_reopen_reconsider_no_new_facts', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Narrow procedural example on serial motions and repeated evidence; no new merits decision.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize a procedural dismissal, rejection, or remand as approval or a completed merits adjudication.', 'Do not infer criterion outcomes beyond those expressly stated.', 'Do not treat explicitly nonprecedent decisions as binding authority.', 'Do not publish or compare the two identity-held records until the cover/body classification discrepancy is reconciled.'], 'caveat': 'Use only source-specific claims with citations and distinguish current holdings from prior decisions; identity-held records must not be used for publication or aggregation.'}

Page-level source trail

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How to use this record

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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for MAY162022_01B2203