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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT282005_07B2203: Matter reopened; petitioner has 30 days to submit a brief or may waive the period in writing.…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT282005_07B2203: Matter reopened; petitioner has 30 days to submit a brief or may waive the period in writing. The instructions state that AAO is reopening the matter and specifies the brief period.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | OCT282005_07B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 28, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | AAO administrative document concerning an EB-1A Form I-140 / extraordinary-ability petition as shown on the page; it is not a precedential policy ruling. The explicit “Non-Precedent Decision” heading is visible on OCT232015_01B2203; the other pages are individual procedural actions/correspondence without that heading. |
Procedural posture | AAO had summarily dismissed a subsequent appeal on June 23, 2005; this notice states it is reopening on motion under 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(5)(ii) for a new decision. |
Operative disposition | Matter reopened; petitioner has 30 days to submit a brief or may waive the period in writing. |
Final-merits status | not considered |
What the AAO decision addressed
The instructions state that AAO is reopening the matter and specifies the brief period.
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 holds and limits
["This is an interim notice and does not determine any criterion or final merits.", "Do not infer the merits of the underlying service-center decision from an AAO appeal dismissal or interim procedural notice."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
This is an interim notice and does not determine any criterion or final merits.
Do not infer the merits of the underlying service-center decision from an AAO appeal dismissal or interim procedural notice.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1, INSTRUCTIONS
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Potential procedural comparison with other reopening notices; avoid treating repeated boilerplate as independent substantive precedent. not_individually_published; retain only as a source-cited example if aggregated with independently reviewed decisions of the same procedural type.
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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