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The Petitioner, a soccer program manager and coordinator, proposed to operate a youth soccer program in the United States, citing claimed health and economic benefits of youth sports and physical fitness.
Field: youth soccer program management · Read the decision (uscis.gov)
How the evidence was treated
- business plan · discounted
“the Petitioner has already claimed these facts in the petition and subsequent appeal and motions”
AAO decision text - contract revenue · discounted
“these documents, already on record, do not offer any new facts”
AAO decision text - recommendation letter · discounted
“The same documents and claims have been considered and found to be insufficient in demonstrating the Petitioner's eligibility”
AAO decision text - motion resubmission · discounted
“does not offer any new facts”
AAO decision text
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Notable
This is the fifth motion to reopen/reconsider in a long procedural history; the decision focuses entirely on an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim under Matter of Lozada/Melgar and motion standards under 8 C.F.R. 103.5, not on substantive re-evaluation of the NIW prongs. The AAO also corrects the Petitioner's mischaracterization of Matter of Assaad, finding he 'misquotes' and 'misidentifies the conclusion reached by the Board.'
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)(2)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(3)
- 8 C.F.R. 103.5(a)(4)
- Matter of Coelho
- Matter of O-S-G-
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