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EB-1A membership — AAO decision MAY032011_02B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision MAY032011_02B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot. LPR status preceded the AAO decision; no appeal merits determination.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | MAY032011_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | May 3, 2011 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A immigrant petition in the sciences under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | Appeal dismissed as moot after LPR grant on November 13, 2009 |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed as moot. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
LPR status preceded the AAO decision; no appeal 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 | Unclear; reserved — source PDF |
Membership | unclear |
Published material about the person | Unclear; reserved — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | unclear |
Original contributions of major significance | unclear |
Scholarly authorship | unclear |
Artistic display or showcases | unclear |
Leading or critical role | unclear |
High salary or remuneration | unclear |
Commercial success in the performing arts | unclear |
Source holds and limits
["Do not convert the Director’s generalized conclusion into individual criterion outcomes."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not convert the Director’s generalized conclusion into individual criterion outcomes.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies EB-1A petition and date May 3, 2011.; pages: 1
claim: Page 2 says Director determined petitioner had not established extraordinary ability through extensive documentation and sustained acclaim; it gives no criterion-specific status.; pages: 2
claim: USCIS records showed petitioner became a lawful permanent resident on November 13, 2009.; pages: 2
claim: AAO dismissed appeal based on LPR status.; pages: 2
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'narrow procedural example', 'reason': 'Could support an explainer on mootness after LPR status; no criterion/final-merits comparison.'}
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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