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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT032013_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT032013_04B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. AAO finds motion does not establish procedural grounds to reopen or alter the prior disposition.
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_AAO_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT032013_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 3, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | Motion to reopen dismissed. |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen after earlier AAO decision; procedural review, not a new merits adjudication. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Underlying merits disposition remains; no fresh final-merits determination. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO finds motion does not establish procedural grounds to reopen or alter the prior disposition.
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 |
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 |
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: Oct. 3, 2013; motion decision; identities redacted.; pages: 1
claim: AAO summarizes prior proceedings and reopening standard.; pages: 2
claim: AAO evaluates whether motion presents new facts/qualifying grounds.; pages: 3
claim: AAO dismisses motion; underlying disposition remains.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_for_narrow_fact_grounded_content: True; must_preserve_procedural_posture: True; recommended_use: Procedural motion example only. Do not count as an independent merits outcome; link to underlying decision only when verified.
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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