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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision APR052005_21B2203: Appeal dismissed on counsel’s withdrawal. Review source status, procedural posture and the…
Decision summary: AAO decision APR052005_21B2203: Appeal dismissed on counsel’s withdrawal. Order expressly attributes dismissal to counsel withdrawal.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR052005_21B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Not stated in normalized review fields |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Nebraska Service Center denial; counsel requested withdrawal |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed on counsel’s withdrawal. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Order expressly attributes dismissal to counsel withdrawal.
Criterion-by-criterion status in this source
These labels reproduce the source-review record. “Not considered,” “not reached,” and “not coded” do not mean the criterion failed. A Director finding recited as background is not an AAO holding unless the decision says so.
Criterion | Source-review status |
|---|---|
Awards | Not reached — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached |
Artistic display or showcases | Not reached |
Leading or critical role | Not reached |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached |
Source holds and limits
["The petition merits are not reviewed in this decision."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The petition merits are not reviewed in this decision.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
The printed date is April 5, 2005.
The petition is for extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A).
Director denied the petition on April 23, 2003.
Counsel requested appeal withdrawal on July 28, 2003.
AAO dismissed based on counsel’s withdrawal.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'narrow procedural example only', 'reason': 'Procedural withdrawal example only; no merits reasoning.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
This is a historical, nonprecedent AAO decision about its own administrative record. It is not a prediction, success rate, or current filing instruction. Compare the issue and procedural stage before drawing an analogy. The current framework is in the USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2.
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