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EB-1A motions to reopen — AAO decision SEP212021_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP212021_01B2203: Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. Prior decision credited only two criteria. The new evidence/arguments did not establish new facts or legal error, including regarding contributions, publications and role. (pp. 1–9).
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: in_scope_EB1A_source_reviewed. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP212021_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 21, 2021 |
Classification / field stated in source | Sciences/engineering; applied mechanics engineer |
Procedural posture | Combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider a prior AAO decision. |
Operative disposition | Motion to reopen dismissed; motion to reconsider dismissed. |
Final-merits status | No new final-merits determination; this motion review left the prior two-criterion result intact. (pp. 1–3, 8–9) |
What the AAO decision addressed
Prior decision credited only two criteria. The new evidence/arguments did not establish new facts or legal error, including regarding contributions, publications and role. (pp. 1–9)
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 holds and limits
Treat as a combined motion decision and link underlying appeal separately; motion was dismissed, not a new substantive approval/denial on the original merits. (pp. 1–9)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Can support a motion-procedure answer differentiating new evidence from disagreement with an earlier weighing of evidence.
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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