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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision JUL222010_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; petition remanded for correct EB-1A evidentiary standard.…
Decision summary: The AAO director decision withdrawn; petition Remanded for correct EB-1A evidentiary standard. No individual EB-1A criterion is evaluated; AAO corrects the classification/evidentiary framework. Final merits not reached (pp. 2–3).
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 | JUL222010_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | July 22, 2010 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; proposed work as research assistant professor. |
Procedural posture | Director applied outstanding professor/researcher criteria under EB-1B although the I-140 requested EB-1A extraordinary ability. AAO found petitioner’s argument persuasive, noted the RFE allowed four weeks but Director issued decision after two weeks, withdrew the decision, and Remanded for application of EB-1A evidentiary criteria and further action. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; petition Remanded for correct EB-1A evidentiary standard. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
No individual EB-1A criterion is evaluated; AAO corrects the classification/evidentiary framework. Final merits not reached (pp. 2–3).
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 individual EB-1A criterion is evaluated; AAO corrects the classification/evidentiary framework. Final merits not reached (pp. 2–3).
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Do not treat remand as a finding of EB-1A eligibility.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, citation-rich content; identify nonprecedent status and procedural posture.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover/instructions dated July 22, 2010; EB-1A petition.
PDF page 3 — Order remands for correct evidentiary standards and new decision.
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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