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EB-1A motions to reconsider — AAO decision MAY272016_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS…
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY272016_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. AAO found no pertinent precedent or legal/policy error establishing that its prior decision was incorrect. The petitioner’s generalized evidentiary and comparative arguments did not identify a specific erroneous conclusion; request for oral argument was also denied.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY272016_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 27, 2016 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: education/former professor; motion arguments compare an earlier athlete decision. |
Procedural posture | Fourth motion to reconsider a prior AAO decision following prior denials; no fresh merits appeal. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reconsider denied. |
Final-merits status | "No new final-merits determination; prior eligibility determination stands." |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found no pertinent precedent or legal/policy error establishing that its prior decision was incorrect. The petitioner’s generalized evidentiary and comparative arguments did not identify a specific erroneous conclusion; request for oral argument was also denied.
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-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–4; motion posture p. 1, arguments pp. 2–3, oral argument and order p. 4.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only comparator for reconsideration arguments and why an unrelated athlete decision does not automatically control another record; not a merits template. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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