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EB-1A membership — AAO decision MAY262022_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO Motion to reopen dismissed The AAO found no proper cause to reopen prior findings. Additional material did not establish qualifying senior IEEE membership or repair the salary evidence; motion dismissed.
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: Source is an AAO EB-1A extraordinary-ability decision or motion involving an AAO EB-1A decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY262022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 26, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A motion decision, In Re 19920861 |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen a prior AAO appeal decision; motion dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed |
Final-merits status | A motion-to-reopen ruling; it does not conduct a new final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO found no proper cause to reopen prior findings. Additional material did not establish qualifying senior IEEE membership or repair the salary evidence; motion dismissed.
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 | |
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 | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: This is a motion-to-reopen decision following prior denials/revocation-related proceedings, not a new initial appeal review; the AAO applied the motion reopening standard.; pages: 1; 2
claim: New IEEE senior-membership evidence did not show admission required outstanding achievement judged by recognized national/international experts; the prior adverse finding remained.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Salary evidence remained limited by incomplete actual earnings and broad/noncomparable O*NET grouping; contingent bonus was not established as paid.; pages: 5; 6
claim: The AAO found no proper cause to reopen and dismissed the motion.; pages: 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for individual case discussion
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Caption identifies motion and IT project manager.
PDF page 3 — Petitioner’s background and issue of prior criteria determination.
PDF page 4 — IEEE senior-membership evidence and requirements assessed.
PDF page 5 — Salary comparator/evidence limitations explained.
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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