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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision APR132023_02B2203: Director’s decision withdrawn; matter remanded for a new decision. Review…
Decision summary: The AAO director’s decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. Director had found several initial criteria but analyzed only part of the evidence in final merits and inadequately addressed prospective benefit. AAO remands for a complete, record-based decision; it does not decide ultimate eligibility.
Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.
Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | APR132023_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | April 13, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A; theatrical producer |
Procedural posture | Appeal from Texas Service Center denial. AAO identifies defects in the Director’s final-merits reasoning and remands. |
Operative disposition | Director’s decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. |
Final-merits status | "unclear" |
What the AAO decision addressed
Director had found several initial criteria but analyzed only part of the evidence in final merits and inadequately addressed prospective benefit. AAO remands for a complete, record-based decision; it does not decide ultimate eligibility.
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 coded — source PDF |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | unclear |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | unclear |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | unclear |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 1–4; each criterion basis includes pinpoint page citations.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Theatrical producer remand useful for content on complete final-merits analysis, treatment of performance/display/commercial-success evidence, and prospective benefit. Not a final approval or denial. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Director’s criteria and final-merits approach; appeal arguments.
PDF page 4 — Director’s explanation inadequate; withdraws decision and remands.
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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