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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT052020_09B2203: Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT052020_09B2203: Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. Evidence on clinical chemistry training programs and cited papers did not establish qualifying membership or major-significance contributions or show that the prior decision misapplied law/policy. New materials did not establish a basis to change the previous result.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_procedural. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT052020_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 5, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; motion decision |
Procedural posture | Combined motion to reopen and reconsider a prior EB-1A denial; the prior decision found two of ten criteria and the petitioner argues for additional membership and original-contributions criteria. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen denied; motion to reconsider denied. |
Final-merits status | underlying final merits not reached/re-adjudicated in this motion |
What the AAO decision addressed
Evidence on clinical chemistry training programs and cited papers did not establish qualifying membership or major-significance contributions or show that the prior decision misapplied law/policy. New materials did not establish a basis to change the previous result.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not met — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not met — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"This motion decision does not reproduce the full prior merits adjudication."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies EB-1A clinical chemist proceeding on motions.; pages: 1
claim: AAO recites the prior two-of-ten criteria finding and analyzes asserted membership and contributions.; pages: 2
claim: Clinical chemistry degree/accreditation and association evidence do not establish selective membership.; pages: 2
claim: Clinical Biochemistry paper/guidelines and evidence submitted with the motions do not establish major-significance contribution or legal/policy error.; pages: 3; 4
claim: Both motions denied.; pages: 4
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: eligible_procedural_context_only
Page-level source trail
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PDF page 2 — Motion standards, prior two-criterion result, membership analysis.
PDF page 3 — Original-contribution evidence and paper/guideline discussion.
How to use this record
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