Restaurant petitioned for executive chef's O-1A classification. AAO dismissed motion to reconsider, holding petitioner failed to raise new legal or factual grounds and repeated prior arguments without addressing erroneous application of law.

Development director self-petitioned for EB-1A visa. Applicant met three evidentiary criteria but appeal dismissed on final merits. Motions to reopen and reconsider dismissed because petitioner submitted no new facts or evidence and failed to show AAO misapplied law or policy.

An ESL teacher sought EB-2 NIW classification. The AAO dismissed a third motion to reconsider, finding the petitioner reargued previously rejected arguments without establishing error in law or policy. The underlying denial stood because the petitioner failed to demonstrate national importance of his proposed endeavor.

Petitioner sought EB-2 national interest waiver. Motion to reconsider argued prior AAO decision misapplied the Dhanasar framework and evidentiary standards. AAO dismissed because petitioner merely reargued facts already considered and failed to identify specific legal or policy errors in the prior decision.