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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT182017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied because it did not satisfy applicable motion requirements. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT182017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied because it did not satisfy applicable motion requirements. 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 | OCT182017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-10-18 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Matter of C-G-C- is expressly labeled a nonprecedent AAO decision. On a motion to reconsider, the petitioner submitted two letters; one acknowledged that no new fact or evidence was submitted, while the other described achievements and experience but identified no law or USCIS policy allegedly misapplied. The AAO denied reconsideration under 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(3)-(4).; citation_pages: 1; classification: Motion to reconsider denied; director_findings: The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the EB-1A petition, and the AAO had dismissed the appeal; the motion decision does not provide criterion-level findings. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reconsider denied because it did not satisfy applicable motion requirements.', 'basis': 'The first motion letter acknowledged no new fact or evidence, and the second narrated achievements without identifying law or policy or asserting its incorrect application; the AAO denied the motion.', 'citation_pages': [1]} |
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’: ‘Motion to reconsider denied_no_specific_legal_error’, ‘aggregation_valid’: True, ‘use’: ‘Procedural aggregation only with comparable motions to reconsider; preserve the distinction between this motion and a motion to reopen. May support an explainer on the need to identify an incorrect application of law or USCIS policy, clearly marked nonprecedent.’, ‘do_not_claim’: [‘Do not characterize this procedural disposition as an AAO merits adjudication of EB-1A criteria or final merits.’, ‘Do not infer criterion-level findings from the generalized Director conclusion.’, ‘Do not treat a nonprecedent decision as binding authority.’], ‘caveat’: ‘The source adjudicates a motion, not the underlying EB-1A evidentiary criteria. It is expressly nonprecedential and does not establish a binding legal rule.’}
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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