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EB-1A original contributions of major significance — AAO decision AUG082008_01B2203: Decision withdrawn and matter remanded. Review source status…
Decision summary: The AAO Decision withdrawn and matter Remanded The operative order withdraws the prior decision and remands for further proceedings because the RFE did not adequately identify the evidentiary deficiencies. No final disposition on EB-1A eligibility or separate final-merits determination is reached.
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: Physical source identifies an AAO matter concerning an EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | AUG082008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | August 8, 2008 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability (Form I-140) |
Procedural posture | Public-copy, nonprecedent AAO appeal from Nevada Service Center EB-1A denial; AAO withdraws the decision and remands for a new decision after finding the RFE procedurally deficient. |
Operative disposition | Decision withdrawn and matter Remanded |
Final-merits status | No separate formal final-merits stage is reached. The operative order is a procedural remand, and eligibility remains unresolved. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The operative order withdraws the prior decision and remands for further proceedings because the RFE did not adequately identify the evidentiary deficiencies. No final disposition on EB-1A eligibility or separate final-merits determination is reached.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not considered — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not considered — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not considered — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The petitioner sought EB-1A classification for security/executive-protection work; the appeal challenges the denial and RFE process.; evidence_pages: 1; 2; 3
claim: AAO finds the RFE did not sufficiently identify specific deficiencies, so the petitioner lacked adequate notice of what evidence was needed.; evidence_pages: 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: The decision discusses eligibility evidence but vacates the challenged decision and remands rather than resolving the merits.; evidence_pages: 7; 8; 9; 10; 11
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: procedural_topic_only
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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