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AAO EB-1A decision MAY272020_07B2203: Appeal arguments

AAO EB-1A decision MAY272020_07B2203: Appeal arguments

EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision MAY272020_07B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider denied/dismissed. Review source status, procedural…

Decision summary: AAO decision MAY272020_07B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider denied/dismissed. No documentary evidence showed the delivered package contained the promised brief (reopening); original appeal did not identify an erroneous conclusion (reconsideration).

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: EB-1A in-scope; procedural motions only.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

MAY272020_07B2203

Decision date as printed

May 27, 2020

Classification / field stated in source

Combined motions following EB-1A appeal summary dismissal

Procedural posture

Motion to reopen and reconsider prior summary dismissal. Petitioner claimed a promised brief had been shipped; did not provide a copy. Package label was addressed from a third party and delivery alone did not establish contents.

Operative disposition

Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider denied/dismissed.

Final-merits status

Not reached by AAO in this procedural disposition; any underlying director findings are recited rather than re-adjudicated.

What the AAO decision addressed

No documentary evidence showed the delivered package contained the promised brief (reopening); original appeal did not identify an erroneous conclusion (reconsideration).

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 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

Source-cited findings recorded in review

  • claim: Cover and discussion identify a May 27, 2020 combined motion decision in an EB-1A matter.; pages: 1

  • claim: Prior appeal had been summarily dismissed for no specific error and no brief/evidence; petitioner claimed a brief/affidavit was sent by FedEx on May 22, 2019 but did not submit a copy.; pages: 2

  • claim: Package delivery on May 23 did not establish that the package contained the brief; motion standards were not met and both motions were denied.; pages: 3

How this record may be used in research

Comparison scope: Procedural-only; exclude from outcome aggregation.

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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for MAY272020_07B2203