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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision JUL132007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot based on adjustment to lawful permanent resident status. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision JUL132007_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot based on adjustment to lawful permanent resident status. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUL132007_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2007-07-13 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal from denial. USCIS records showed I-130 and I-485 approvals on December 15, 2005; because the beneficiary adjusted to lawful permanent resident status, further pursuit was moot.; citation_pages: 1; 2; classification: moot_after_lpr_adjustment; director_findings: The Director determined the petitioner had not established sustained national or international acclaim; AAO did not review that merits determination in this moot appeal. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Appeal dismissed as moot based on adjustment to lawful permanent resident status.', 'basis': 'Page 2 identifies the December 15, 2005 I-130/I-485 approvals and expressly states further pursuit is moot; order dismisses on that basis.', 'citation_pages': [1, 2]} |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
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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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'moot_after_adjustment_or_LPR', 'use': 'May be grouped with decisions sharing this same procedural disposition, with case-specific dates, motion history, and factual basis preserved.', 'do_not_claim': ['Do not characterize this as a merits adjudication of any EB-1A criterion or final merits.', 'Do not infer criterion-level findings from the Director denial or from the procedural dismissal.', 'Do not treat this nonprecedent individual decision as binding authority.'], 'caveat': 'AAO’s disposition is narrow and procedural; it does not establish the underlying EB-1A merits.'}
Page-level source trail
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How to use this record
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