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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision SEP062022_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP062022_02B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed. AAO dismisses motion because most submitted material is not new; new award letter adds no new facts, scholarship issue was not specifically raised on appeal and is waived, press releases do not establish qualifying material about petitioner, and a research letter describes possible future impact rather than already realized field impact. Prior findings remain unchanged.
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Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP062022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 6, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: Researcher in biochemistry. |
Procedural posture | Motion to reopen after prior AAO appeal decision. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed. |
Final-merits status | See criterion_and_final_merits_status; the source decision’s separate final-merits posture is described there. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO dismisses motion because most submitted material is not new; new award letter adds no new facts, scholarship issue was not specifically raised on appeal and is waived, press releases do not establish qualifying material about petitioner, and a research letter describes possible future impact rather than already realized field impact. Prior findings remain unchanged.
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-cited findings recorded in review
PDF p. 1: Cover identifies biochemistry researcher and motion posture/date.
PDF p. 2: Summarizes prior two criteria met, three denied; rejects new award evidence and treats unraised scholarship issue as waived.
PDF p. 3: Finds press releases/paper webpages do not constitute qualifying published material about petitioner; reviews contribution evidence.
PDF p. 4: Future potential impact does not show realized impact; new evidence does not overcome prior decision; motion dismissed.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow procedural comparator for reopening/new facts and distinction between potential and realized impact; motion decision, not new appeal merits review. Eligible for source-grounded individual decision page only with explicit procedural posture, criterion-specific findings, final-merits status, and page citations; do not imply approval where AAO Remanded or confuse prior motion findings with current adjudication.
Editorial use note: Eligible for source-grounded individual decision page only with explicit procedural posture, criterion-specific findings, final-merits status, and page citations; do not imply approval where AAO Remanded or confuse prior motion findings with current adjudication.
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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