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EB-1A appeal arguments — AAO decision OCT232013_02B2203: Combined motions dismissed; prior dismissal remains in effect. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT232013_02B2203: Combined motions dismissed; prior dismissal remains in effect. Motion lacks the required statement regarding judicial proceedings; reconsideration does not identify legal or factual error; reopening evidence postdates priority date or does not overcome the prior decision. AAO rejects request for more time and finds no specific error established.
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; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT232013_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 23, 2013 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: Egyptian petitioner; field not restated reliably in this procedural decision. |
Procedural posture | Combined motion to reopen and reconsider after prior appeal/motion proceedings. |
Operative disposition | Combined motions dismissed; prior dismissal remains in effect. |
Final-merits status | not reached in this procedural order; underlying decision remains operative. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Motion lacks the required statement regarding judicial proceedings; reconsideration does not identify legal or factual error; reopening evidence postdates priority date or does not overcome the prior decision. AAO rejects request for more time and finds no specific error established.
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 coded — 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 coded — 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
"No source hold; complete. Redacted public copy; substantive underlying appeal is not re-adjudicated here."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Cover identifies motion, date, and case.
PDF p. 2: Procedural requirements and prior history; motion deficiencies described.
PDF p. 3: Reconsideration grounds do not identify a specific legal/factual error; later evidence does not establish eligibility as of priority date.
PDF p. 4: No basis to reopen or reconsider; prior dismissal affirmed and motions dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only comparison about motions and priority-date relevance; do not use as substantive criterion evidence.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Procedural requirements and prior history; motion deficiencies described.
PDF page 4 — No basis to reopen or reconsider; prior dismissal affirmed and motions dismissed.
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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