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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision NOV172021_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV172021_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider 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_eb1a_decision_or_related_proceeding. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV172021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2021-11-17 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider a prior EB-1A appeal decision.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; classification: Combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider a prior EB-1A appeal decision. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed.', 'basis': 'The AAO found the motions did not establish new facts or legal error that would change its prior denial. The original appeal had found the petitioner met initial criteria but failed final merits; this motion decision does not newly revisit eligibility.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]} |
Final-merits status | Procedural motion disposition; no new final-merits adjudication. |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not considered — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Procedural comparison on motions to reopen/reconsider and limits on relitigating the prior final-merits determination.', 'caveats': 'Substantive criteria and final merits belong to the prior appeal decision.'}
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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