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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision OCT052020_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT052020_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. New authorship evidence postdated filing and did not fit scholarly article/field/qualifying publication requirements; reconsideration repeated appeal brief without specific error.
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 procedural motion with direct analysis of the newly asserted authorship criterion.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT052020_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 5, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | Combined motion to reopen and reconsider prior EB-1A denial |
Procedural posture | Previously claimed four criteria; motion asserted authorship of an e-book as a fifth criterion. Retail listing showed publication in September 2019, almost two years after December 2017 filing; e-book was self-published, unrelated to acting, and not shown to be scholarly or major media. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits determination; prior appeal dismissal remained operative. |
What the AAO decision addressed
New authorship evidence postdated filing and did not fit scholarly article/field/qualifying publication requirements; reconsideration repeated appeal brief without specific error.
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 met — 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: Decision dated October 5, 2020 identifies petitioner as actor and combined motions after appeal dismissal.; pages: 1
claim: Petitioner claimed four criteria previously and added authorship based on an online listing for an e-book published September 2019, after December 2017 filing.; pages: 2
claim: Book was not shown scholarly, relevant to acting, or in professional/major media; publication was self-published; reopening denied.; pages: 2
claim: Motion repeated prior appellate brief without specific error; both motions dismissed.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible only for an authorship eligibility/timing topic; exclude from overall outcome totals.
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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