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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT252017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider denied. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT252017_01B2203: Motion to reconsider 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 | OCT252017_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2017-10-25 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Motion to reconsider the AAO’s prior dismissal of the EB-1A appeal and denial of a prior motion to reopen. The current motion argues legal/policy error; it is not a fresh merits appeal.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; classification: Motion to reconsider the AAO’s prior dismissal of the EB-1A appeal and denial of a prior motion to reopen. The current motion argues legal/policy error; it is not a fresh merits appeal.; director_findings: Motion to reconsider the AAO’s prior dismissal of the EB-1A appeal and denial of a prior motion to reopen. The current motion argues legal/policy error; it is not a fresh merits appeal. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Motion to reconsider denied.', 'basis': 'The petitioner did not show the earlier AAO decision rested on an incorrect application of law or policy; evidence concerning events after filing did not establish eligibility at filing. (pp. 2–3)', 'citation_pages': [3]} |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits determination; the motion reviews whether the prior decision contained legal or policy error. |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 met — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not met — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not met — 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 met — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': False, 'fit': 'Procedural posture only; do not aggregate these case-specific facts into a generalized merits rule.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent decision; case-specific record and procedural posture limit comparison.'}
Page-level source trail
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Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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