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EB-1A motions to reconsider — AAO decision NOV302017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV302017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. 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 | NOV302017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-11-30 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Nonprecedent decision on the fourth motion to reconsider. The motion relied on the Director’s original denial and the first appeal rather than establishing error in the immediately preceding decision denying the third motion to reconsider. It sought a different interpretation of earlier evidence and did not show that the immediately preceding decision misapplied law or policy. The decision also noted a missing statement concerning judicial proceedings.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: fourth_Motion to reconsider denied_prior_decision_not_addressed; director_findings: Nonprecedent decision on the fourth motion to reconsider. The motion relied on the Director’s original denial and the first appeal rather than establishing error in the immediately preceding decision denying the third motion to reconsider. It sought a different interpretation of earlier evidence and did not show that the immediately preceding decision misapplied law or policy. The decision also noted a missing statement concerning judicial proceedings. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reconsider denied.', 'basis': 'The motion did not demonstrate that the immediately preceding AAO decision incorrectly applied law or policy and did not meet the applicable motion requirements.', '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': 'serial_motion_reconsideration', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Possible narrow procedural collection on serial motions to reconsider, with careful distinction between the decision under immediate review and the original petition merits.', '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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