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MotionNational Interest Waiver · Motion to reopen & reconsider

Mathematics teacher

Physical sciences & math · decided 2024-12-05 · TSC · DEC052024_01B5203

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  • Step 0Eligible for EB-2Not decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 1Merit and national importanceNot decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 2Well positioned to advance itNot decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 3Worth waiving the job offerNot decided

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The decision in brief

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Summary sentence

A motion that does not satisfy the applicable requirements must be dismissed. See in text

What the AAO decided

  • We dismissed the Petitioner's fifth and sixth motions because she did not address the basis for our decision on her fourth motion, in which we rejected her appeal of our decision for lack ofjurisdiction. See in text
  • ORDER: The motion to reopen is dismissed. See in text
  • FURTHER ORDER: The motion to reconsider is dismissed. See in text
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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office · Date: DEC. 5, 2024 · In Re: 35326233 · Motion on Administrative Appeals Office Decision · Form 1-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers (National Interest Waiver)

    The Petitioner, a mathematics teacher, seeks employment-based second preference (EB-2) classification as a member ofthe professions holding an advanced degree, as well as a national interest waiver of the job offer requirement attached to this EB-2 classification. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section 203(b)(2), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(2).

    The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition. The Petitioner appealed the matter to us, and we dismissed her appeal and four subsequent combined motions to reopen and reconsider. The Petitioner then appealed our decision dismissing the fourth motion. We rejected that appeal because we have no jurisdiction over appeals of AAO decisions. We then dismissed the Petitioner's fifth and sixth combined motions to reopen and reconsider.

    The matter is now before us on a seventh combined motion to reopen and motion to reconsider. The Petitioner bears the burden of proof to demonstrate eligibility by a preponderance of the evidence. Matter of Chawathe, 25 I&N Dec. 369, 375-76 (AAO 2010). Upon review, we will dismiss the motion.

    A motion to reopen must state new facts and be supported by documentary evidence. 8 C.F .R. § 103.5(a)(2). A motion to reconsider must establish that our decision was based on an incorrect application of law or policy and that the decision was incorrect based on the evidence in the record of proceedings at the time of the decision. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(3). A motion that does not satisfy the applicable requirements must be dismissed. 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(4).

    On motion the Petitioner submits a personal statement regarding her accomplishments as a teacher and her continued work for Maryland public schools. She also included copies of invitations to speak at a Maryland educator's conference. While we acknowledge the submission of these new materials, the Petitioner has not addressed the reason for our prior denial with her current submission. By regulation, the scope of a motion is limited to "the prior decision." 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(l)(i). We dismissed the Petitioner's fifth and sixth motions because she did not address the basis for our decision on her fourth motion, in which we rejected her appeal of our decision for lack ofjurisdiction. While we had jurisdiction over the Petitioner's appeal of the Director's denial of her petition and her motions p. 2 to reopen and reconsider our dismissal of her subsequent appeal, we have no jurisdiction over an appeal of our decision. See 8 C.F.R. §§ 103.3(a), 103.5(a). The Petitioner does not address this issue in her present motion and does not submit any evidence relevant to this issue. Because she has not established any error in our prior decision, her combined motion must be dismissed.

    ORDER: The motion to reopen is dismissed.

    FURTHER ORDER: The motion to reconsider is dismissed.