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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision NOV112005_24B2203: The appeal is dismissed as moot because the petitioner had already obtained lawful…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV112005_24B2203: The appeal is dismissed as moot because the petitioner had already obtained lawful permanent resident status. The mootness rationale and operative dismissal appear in DISCUSSION and ORDER.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV112005_24B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 11, 2005 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary-ability Form I-140 appeal/AAO action as printed in source; for JAN072026_03B2203, source terminology is recorded separately and preserved in its posture and caveat. |
Procedural posture | Appeal from a Vermont Service Center EB-1A denial. The decision states USCIS records showed the petitioner became a lawful permanent resident on April 22, 2005 based on an approved second-preference employment petition. |
Operative disposition | The appeal is dismissed as moot because the petitioner had already obtained lawful permanent resident status. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
The mootness rationale and operative dismissal appear in DISCUSSION and ORDER.
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 holds and limits
["The Director’s stated sustained-acclaim conclusion is not adopted or reviewed by the AAO; no EB-1A merits conclusion is reached."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The Director’s stated sustained-acclaim conclusion is not adopted or reviewed by the AAO; no EB-1A merits conclusion is reached.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
p. 1, cover/instruction page
p. 2, DISCUSSION and ORDER
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Narrow comparison with appeals dismissed as moot after the beneficiary/petitioner adjusted to LPR through another approved basis. Do not create an individual indexable page from this short procedural decision. It may be used only as a source-cited example in a broader procedural explainer after the relevant comparison set is fully reviewed.
Editorial use note: Do not create an individual indexable page from this short procedural decision. It may be used only as a source-cited example in a broader procedural explainer after the relevant comparison set is fully reviewed.
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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