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EB-1A leading or critical role — AAO decision NOV052021_01B2203: Motion dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV052021_01B2203: Motion dismissed. The AAO dismissed the motion to reconsider, finding no incorrect application of law or policy or factual error in rejecting the high-salary claim and reserving the original-contributions issue as unnecessary to the outcome.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV052021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2021-11-05 |
Classification / field stated in source | Nonprecedent AAO EB-1A appellate or related proceeding |
Procedural posture | Motion to reconsider prior AAO dismissal of EB-1A appeal. |
Operative disposition | Motion dismissed |
Final-merits status | Not reached in this motion; prior appeal did not meet the initial-evidence threshold. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The AAO dismissed the motion to reconsider, finding no incorrect application of law or policy or factual error in rejecting the high-salary claim and reserving the original-contributions issue as unnecessary to the outcome.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — p. 5 |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | met — p. 2 |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The AAO dismissed the motion to reconsider, finding no incorrect application of law or policy or factual error in rejecting the high-salary claim and reserving the original-contributions issue as unnecessary to the outcome.; pages: 2; 5
claim: Decision date, caption/classification and field verified from the source PDF.; pages: 1
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: caveats: Motion decision; role finding is recited from the prior appeal. Original-contributions issue expressly reserved.; eligible_for_aggregation: True; eligible_for_individual_decision_page: True; reason: Procedural/research comparison on motion reconsideration, comparative salary evidence and the difference between salary data and high remuneration relative to comparable workers.; recommended_use: A source-cited decision page or tightly scoped aggregation preserving date, field, procedural posture, exact criterion states and whether final merits was reached.
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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