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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision AUG032010_01B2203: dismissal as moot after adjustment to permanent residence. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision AUG032010_01B2203: dismissal as moot after adjustment to permanent residence.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_eb1a_procedural_record; not an AAO EB-1A criterion/final-merits decision.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG032010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | August 3, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA 203(b)(1)(A). |
Procedural posture | Texas Service Center denial appealed. AAO reports a later I-140 under a lesser classification was approved October 2, 2009 and adjustment application was approved January 28, 2010; case therefore moot. Appeal dismissed based on adjustment to lawful permanent residence. |
Operative disposition | dismissal as moot after adjustment to permanent residence |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
dismissal as moot after adjustment to permanent residence
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 |
Membership | not reached |
Published material about the person | not reached |
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 dates are stated in the source and are chronologically possible. Not a decision on EB-1A criteria or entitlement.", "Any director-level criterion result is reported only as attributed background; it is not an AAO criterion determination."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The dates are stated in the source and are chronologically possible. Not a decision on EB-1A criteria or entitlement.
Any director-level criterion result is reported only as attributed background; it is not an AAO criterion determination.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 2 gives later petition/adjustment chronology and order; p. 1 confirms date/EB-1A petition.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: May be grouped only with like procedural dispositions (summary dismissal for failure to identify error; untimely appeal; mootness after adjustment). Keep separate mechanisms and cite decision-specific sources.
Editorial use note: May be considered for a source-cited procedural reference entry after editorial review; do not frame as a substantive criterion precedent.
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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