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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT052020_04B2203: Motion to reopen denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT052020_04B2203: Motion to reopen 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 | OCT052020_04B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2020-10-05 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Nonprecedent motion to reopen by a barista and coffee blogger. Prior appeal found the petitioner met the awards and judging criteria, but not published material; the Director had found two criteria overall. In this motion, petitioner submitted additional lists/rankings of coffee blogs and a high-salary claim. AAO found the blogs did not establish qualifying major/professional media or circulation/audience, and the salary evidence did not establish high remuneration relative to others in the field.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: third_motion_to_reopen_denied_published_material_and_salary_not_established; director_findings: Nonprecedent motion to reopen by a barista and coffee blogger. Prior appeal found the petitioner met the awards and judging criteria, but not published material; the Director had found two criteria overall. In this motion, petitioner submitted additional lists/rankings of coffee blogs and a high-salary claim. AAO found the blogs did not establish qualifying major/professional media or circulation/audience, and the salary evidence did not establish high remuneration relative to others in the field. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reopen denied.', 'basis': 'The new evidence did not establish that the blogs were qualifying published material about the petitioner or that his earnings were high compared with others in the field.', '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 | met — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | met — 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 met — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'coffee_blog_published_material_and_salary', 'aggregation_valid': True, 'use': 'Useful narrow source on published-material and high-salary evidence in a coffee-blogger record. Attribute award and judging findings to the prior appeal decision; this motion did not establish overall eligibility.', '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 source-specific findings and citations; disclose historical context and distinguish prior Director/AAO findings from the current motion or appeal disposition.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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