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EB-1A final merits — AAO decision SEP192022_02B2203: Motion dismissed. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP192022_02B2203: Motion dismissed. Petitioner repeated arguments about final-merits requirement but did not show the prior motion decision misapplied law/policy; AAO maintained the prior conclusion.
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: EB-1A in-scope; current decision is procedural or remand-stage as stated above.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP192022_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 19, 2022 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A motion to reconsider prior AAO motion decision. |
Procedural posture | Director found three initial criteria met but final merits unsatisfied; AAO affirmed on appeal and dismissed a prior motion; current second motion challenges prior motion decision. |
Operative disposition | Motion dismissed. |
Final-merits status | Prior decision held that meeting three criteria did not establish sustained acclaim/top-of-field; current motion reconsideration dismissed without a new final-merits review. |
What the AAO decision addressed
Petitioner repeated arguments about final-merits requirement but did not show the prior motion decision misapplied law/policy; AAO maintained the prior conclusion.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — 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 reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies actor, EB-1A appeal/motion, and date September 19, 2022.; pages: 1
claim: Director found three criteria met but sustained acclaim/top-of-field not established; AAO reached same result and dismissed prior motion.; pages: 1; 2
claim: Current second motion repeats final-merits arguments and does not show error of law or policy in prior motion decision; motion dismissed.; pages: 2; 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Limited final-merits explainer; not a new criterion adjudication or approval decision.
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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