Outcome: Dismissed
JUN022026_02B2203
Our summary
A rally racing athlete and entrepreneur sought extraordinary ability classification. After an earlier dismissed appeal, he filed a combined motion to reopen and reconsider. The AAO dismissed both, finding no new facts and no incorrect application of law or policy, only reargument of issues already considered.
Official PDF
Official PDF ↗Published by USCIS. The summary is ours, in our own words; the decision text is on uscis.gov.
No criterion in the table was found met in this decision.
What was missing
- High salary · Prior appeal decision withdrew the service center's favorable finding on high remuneration.
- Judging · Record lacked evidence he actually served as a judge of others' work when the prior decision issued.
- Leading or critical role · Prior appeal decision withdrew the service center's favorable finding on this criterion.
- Membership · Earlier appellate decision agreed the membership criterion was unmet; motion offered no basis to disturb that.
- Original contributions · Prior decision agreed with the service center that this criterion was unmet; motion did not change that.
Criteria
| Criterion | Reading | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Not met | Prior appeal decision withdrew the service center's favorable finding on high remuneration. | |
| Not met | Record lacked evidence he actually served as a judge of others' work when the prior decision issued. | |
| Not met | Prior appeal decision withdrew the service center's favorable finding on this criterion. | |
| Not met | Earlier appellate decision agreed the membership criterion was unmet; motion offered no basis to disturb that. | |
| Not met | Prior decision agreed with the service center that this criterion was unmet; motion did not change that. | |
| Not reached / not discussed | No final merits determination was made since initial criteria were not satisfied. |
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