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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT222024_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT222024_01B2203: Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. No criterion review in the motions; the relevant issue is the statutory intent to continue work in the claimed field at filing, which was not established (pp. 1–3).
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT222024_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 22, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in education; petitioner seeks to work as a postsecondary teacher. |
Procedural posture | Current combined motions to reopen/reconsider follow a dismissed appeal. AAO found no new facts showing that petitioner intended at the January 2013 filing date to work as a postsecondary teacher; later education and experience evidence did not establish that intent then. The reconsideration motion repeated arguments and did not establish error. Both motions dismissed. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen and motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No criterion review in the motions; the relevant issue is the statutory intent to continue work in the claimed field at filing, which was not established (pp. 1–3).
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 considered |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
No criterion review in the motions; the relevant issue is the statutory intent to continue work in the claimed field at filing, which was not established (pp. 1–3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not conflate a failure to show intent to continue in the field with criterion-level findings.
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Page-level source trail
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PDF page 2 — Reviews evidence of education/experience and whether it establishes intent at filing.
PDF page 3 — Finds no new facts or legal error and dismisses both motions.
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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