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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision JUN142005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision JUN142005_09B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot. Adjustment to lawful permanent residence based on a later, lesser-classification petition; no AAO merits determination.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | JUN142005_09B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | June 14, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A immigrant petition in the sciences, INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | Appeal dismissed as moot after later lesser-classification I-140 and I-485 approvals |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed as moot. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Adjustment to lawful permanent residence based on a later, lesser-classification petition; no AAO merits determination.
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 |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
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 holds and limits
["Do not describe the EB-1A petition as approved; the later petition was under a lesser classification.", "No criterion-by-criterion findings are present."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not describe the EB-1A petition as approved; the later petition was under a lesser classification.
No criterion-by-criterion findings are present.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: First page identifies EAC 03 024 51125 and an EB-1A petition; date June 14, 2005.; pages: 1
claim: Director denied petition and the source gives only a general finding that sustained acclaim was not established.; pages: 2
claim: After filing the instant petition, petitioner filed another I-140 under a lesser classification; it was approved January 18, 2005.; pages: 2
claim: Concurrent I-485 was approved January 26, 2005; AAO dismissed this appeal as moot based on LPR status.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'narrow procedural example', 'reason': 'Can support a procedural explainer on mootness after adjustment through another employment category; no substantive criterion comparison.'}
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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