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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision FEB162023_03B2203: Director decision withdrawn; matter remanded for a new decision. Review source status…
Decision summary: The AAO director decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. No criterion state determined. The missing record prevents review of the Director’s evaluation; petitioner’s claimed award/criteria in the brief are reported, not findings. Final merits not reached (pp. 1–2).
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 | FEB162023_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | February 16, 2023 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability in the arts; industrial designer. |
Procedural posture | Director revoked approval, concluding the record did not establish a major internationally recognized award. On de novo appeal, AAO stated it could not address merits because the record lacked complete copies of the 13-page brief and several supporting documents submitted with the petition; it could not determine whether the Director reviewed all relevant evidence or whether the record at revocation warranted denial. It withdrew the decision and Remanded for record reconstruction and a new decision. Footnote notes the appeal brief asserts the petitioner qualified through a one-time achievement and at least three criteria, but those assertions are not adjudicated. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for a new decision. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No criterion state determined. The missing record prevents review of the Director’s evaluation; petitioner’s claimed award/criteria in the brief are reported, not findings. Final merits not reached (pp. 1–2).
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 |
Membership | not considered |
Published material about the person | not considered |
Judging the work of others | not considered |
Original contributions of major significance | not considered |
Scholarly authorship | not considered |
Artistic display or showcases | not considered |
Leading or critical role | not considered |
High salary or remuneration | not considered |
Commercial success in the performing arts | not considered |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
No criterion state determined. The missing record prevents review of the Director’s evaluation; petitioner’s claimed award/criteria in the brief are reported, not findings. Final merits not reached (pp. 1–2).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not publish as an outcome on the alleged award, criteria, or eligibility; preserve revocation posture and record-completeness rationale.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich procedural content only; preserve nonprecedent status and posture.
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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