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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision SEP012021_02B2203: second combined motions to reopen/reconsider dismissed; source incomplete. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP012021_02B2203: second combined motions to reopen/reconsider dismissed; source incomplete.
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: hold_incomplete_source. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP012021_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 1, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; petitioner identified as a multimedia and 3-D animator. |
Procedural posture | The visible source pages state this is a second motion to reopen/reconsider following an appeal dismissal and a first motion dismissal. The motion was dismissed because required brief/additional evidence was not filed with first motion; regulations provide no later allowance to submit it. Current two-page PDF is internally numbered pages 2 of 3 and 3 of 3, so original page 1 is missing. |
Operative disposition | second combined motions to reopen/reconsider dismissed; source incomplete |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
second combined motions to reopen/reconsider dismissed; source incomplete
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 reached |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
Judging the work of others | not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | not reached |
Scholarly authorship | not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | not reached |
Leading or critical role | not reached |
High salary or remuneration | not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not reached |
Source holds and limits
PDF is only two physical pages, but visible footers identify them as original pages 2 of 3 and 3 of 3. Obtain complete source before substantive use.
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Hold from publication pending complete 3-page source. Current copy omits the first page; identity/date on visible page 2 does not cure missing source content. Criterion states and final merits not reached.
No individual criterion state is inferred from director-level general findings or procedural disposition.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1 (internally marked 2 of 3) states petitioner/classification/posture and missing brief; PDF p. 2 (internally marked 3 of 3) states disposition.
How this record may be used in research
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Editorial use note: Hold pending reconciliation.
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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