NIW Bearings
dismissedOCT302023_05B52032023-10-30 · combined · Texas Service Center

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 decision does not describe the underlying proposed endeavor; it addresses only whether the AAO's prior summary dismissal of the appeal was proper.

Read the decision (uscis.gov)

How the evidence was treated

  • motion resubmission · discounted
    The Petitioner has not offered new evidence or facts on motion to overcome the stated grounds for our summary dismissal decision.
    AAO decision text

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Notable

This decision is purely procedural: it reviews a combined motion to reopen/reconsider a prior AAO summary dismissal of the appeal (for failure to timely file a brief/additional evidence), not the merits of the NIW petition itself. The Petitioner submitted a USPS Click-N-Ship label listing a different individual's name in the 'From' section as purported proof of mailing supplemental appellate materials, which the AAO found insufficient (no delivery confirmation, no copy of the documents, and USCIS records showed no receipt).

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 prove USCIS received his supplemental appellate brief/evidence in April 2023; no delivery confirmation or copy of documents was provided on motion.

Transferable lesson

When claiming timely submission of appellate briefing, retain and submit proof of delivery (confirmation receipt) and a copy of the actual documents sent, not just a shipping label.

Endeavor framing

vague

Evidence targeting

mixed

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