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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision NOV232010_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; prior AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV232010_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; prior AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied. The evidence and facts submitted with the motion were not new and were available during the original petition, RFE, or appeal; the petitioner did not establish prior unavailability.
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 decision, not a fresh substantive adjudication.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV232010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 23, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A I-140; motion to reopen following prior appeal dismissal; criterion merits not reconsidered anew. |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen after earlier AAO appeal dismissal; the petitioner accepted the prior decision except for leading/critical role. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; prior AAO decision affirmed and petition remains denied. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
The evidence and facts submitted with the motion were not new and were available during the original petition, RFE, or appeal; the petitioner did not establish prior unavailability.
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 identifies EB-1A I-140 and date November 23, 2010.; pages: 1
claim: The petitioner did not contest the prior AAO decision except its leading/critical-role analysis; the motion concerned a presentation and website for the German National Tourist Office of New York, supporting letters/emails, and German-language materials.; pages: 2
claim: AAO found the motion evidence was not new and had been available at earlier stages; motion dismissed and prior decision affirmed.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Use only in a procedural explainer on motions to reopen; clearly state that merits were not reconsidered.
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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