dismissed EB-1A
Fashion Designer
Fashion Designer · 2024-11-12
This case is from a USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) appeal decision. Appeal cases represent a subset of petitions and may not reflect typical outcomes.
Framework Evaluation
0 of 3 criteria metPublished Material (Not Met)
A magazine article about the petitioner, dated March-April 2024, was submitted. However, this evidence post-dates the petition's filing date of August 31, 2020, by approximately four years and therefore could not serve as evidence to demonstrate eligibility at the time of filing.
Why This Petition Was Denied
The motion to reopen was dismissed because the Petitioner did not submit new facts supported by documentary evidence to warrant reopening the previous motion, which itself was dismissed as untimely. Even if the previous motion had been timely, it would have been dismissed on the merits because the Petitioner submitted a magazine article dated March-April 2024, which post-dates the petition's filing date of August 31, 2020, and thus could not demonstrate eligibility at the time of filing. The Petitioner also failed to identify any incorrect application of law or policy in the prior appeal decision.
Evidence
Evidence Types
Published Material
Evidence Submitted
- magazine article (March-April 2024)
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