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AAO EB-1A decision NOV132024_02B2203: Appeal timeliness

AAO EB-1A decision NOV132024_02B2203: Appeal timeliness

EB-1A appeal timeliness — AAO decision NOV132024_02B2203: Combined motions dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.

Decision summary: AAO decision NOV132024_02B2203: Combined motions 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

NOV132024_02B2203

Decision date as printed

2024-11-13

Classification / field stated in source

Classification not stated in the normalized review fields

Procedural posture

AAO_posture: Nonprecedent decision on a third combined motion to reopen and reconsider. AAO states a prior motion was received about one week after its filing deadline. The explanation that printing could not be completed on time did not establish a delay beyond the petitioner’s control. The current motion’s evidence addressed original petition deficiencies rather than the basis of the immediately preceding dismissal and did not overcome untimeliness.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: third_combined_Motion dismissed_untimely_prior_motion_and_no_new_facts; director_findings: Nonprecedent decision on a third combined motion to reopen and reconsider. AAO states a prior motion was received about one week after its filing deadline. The explanation that printing could not be completed on time did not establish a delay beyond the petitioner’s control. The current motion’s evidence addressed original petition deficiencies rather than the basis of the immediately preceding dismissal and did not overcome untimeliness.

Operative disposition

{'outcome': 'Combined motions dismissed.', 'basis': 'The prior motion was untimely and the explanation did not establish extraordinary circumstances beyond the petitioner’s control; the current motion did not address the prior dismissal’s dispositive basis.', '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': 'untimely_motion_and_relevance', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Narrow procedural explainer on late motions and the need to address the immediately preceding dispositive ruling; avoid presenting the merits as freshly adjudicated.', '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.'], 'caveat': 'Use only the source’s narrow finding and cited pages; historical decisions require date/context disclosure.'}

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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for NOV132024_02B2203