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AAO EB-1A decision OCT292013_01B2203: Motions to reopen

AAO EB-1A decision OCT292013_01B2203: Motions to reopen

EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision OCT292013_01B2203: Motion dismissed; prior decisions affirmed; petition remains denied. Review source status…

Decision summary: AAO decision OCT292013_01B2203: Motion dismissed; prior decisions affirmed; petition remains denied. No criterion review; motion requirements unmet.

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Decision snapshot

Decision ID

OCT292013_01B2203

Decision date as printed

Oct 29 2013

Classification / field stated in source

EB-1A extraordinary ability.

Procedural posture

Motion to reopen after prior decisions; evidence not new or postdated filing; procedural deficiency.

Operative disposition

Motion dismissed; prior decisions affirmed; petition remains denied.

Final-merits status

not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

No criterion review; motion requirements unmet.

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

  • Motion requirements and missing judicial-proceeding statement; evidence previously available or postdated filing. (PDF p. 2)

  • Motion dismissed; prior decisions affirmed; petition remains denied. (PDF p. 3)

How this record may be used in research

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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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Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for OCT292013_01B2203