NIW Bearings
dismissedFEB232026_01B52032026-02-23 · motion_reopen

This is an AAO appeal decision — a case denied once and appealed. It shows how the framework is applied; it is not the filing population.

The Petitioner operates her own business in the United States, though the decision does not specify the field or nature of the endeavor.

Field: unspecified business venture · Read the decision (uscis.gov)

How the evidence was treated

  • motion resubmission · discounted
    she does not, however, state new facts supported by documentary evidence to address our prior decision
    AAO decision text

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Notable

This decision is purely procedural, addressing a motion to reopen after prior dismissals of the appeal and a combined motion to reopen/reconsider. The AAO does not reach any NIW prong analysis; it focuses on whether the Petitioner satisfied motion requirements under 8 C.F.R. 103.5, including prior findings that she failed to meet Matter of Lozada requirements regarding ineffective assistance of counsel and failed to show her untimeliness was reasonable and beyond her control. No new substantive evidence was found to warrant reopening.

Authorities this decision leans on

From the doctrinal survivor set — 187 authority tests across 47 distinct authorities cleared the differential-lift gates. Only those appear here.

  • 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(1)(i)
  • 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(1)(ii)
  • 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(2)
  • 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(3)
  • 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(4)
  • Matter of Coelho

What this case teaches

Analyst reading of the decision text.

Decisive factor

Petitioner failed to state new facts supported by documentary evidence addressing the prior decision, as required for a motion to reopen under 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2)-(3).

Transferable lesson

A motion to reopen must present new, documented facts directly rebutting the prior decision's reasoning, not reassert prior claims or general business history.

Endeavor framing

vague

Evidence targeting

person_focused

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