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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision JAN272025_01B2203: Decision withdrawn; remanded for new decision. Review source status, procedural posture…
Decision summary: The AAO decision withdrawn; Remanded for new decision. AAO found deficient analysis, not 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 | JAN272025_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | January 27, 2025 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | Civil engineer/construction manager appeal; Director did not adequately analyze evidence or explain claimed criteria. |
Operative disposition | Decision withdrawn; Remanded for new decision. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found deficient analysis, not 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 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-cited findings recorded in review
AAO finds Director's analysis incomplete and inaccurate about evidence submitted. (PDF p. 2)
Decision withdrawn and Remanded; no criterion found met. (PDF p. 3)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Group only by specific procedural or criterion issue; do not treat remand as approval.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, cited content; state exact posture and nonprecedent status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Appeal; civil engineer/construction manager; prior motion denied.
PDF page 2 — AAO finds Director's analysis incomplete and inaccurate about evidence submitted.
PDF page 3 — Decision withdrawn and Remanded; no criterion found met.
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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