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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision NOV242020_03B2203: Appeal dismissed on withdrawal; separate willful misrepresentation finding entered after…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV242020_03B2203: Appeal dismissed on withdrawal; separate willful misrepresentation finding entered after NOID and unaddressed adverse evidence.
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.
Scope classification from review: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision_with_material_misrepresentation_finding. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV242020_03B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | November 24, 2020 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal decision |
Procedural posture | Appeal of Nebraska Service Center denial; petitioner requested withdrawal after notice of intent to dismiss. |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed on withdrawal; separate willful misrepresentation finding entered after NOID and unaddressed adverse evidence. |
Final-merits status | Not reached_appeal_withdrawn; misrepresentation finding reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Appeal dismissed on withdrawal; separate willful misrepresentation finding entered after NOID and unaddressed adverse evidence.
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 | |
Membership | Not coded — source PDF |
Published material about the person | |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not coded — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not coded — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Not coded — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not coded — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not coded — source PDF |
Source holds and limits
"No source hold; hash, bytes and physical pages match."
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: AAO granted withdrawal and dismissed the appeal, but separately made a willful, material misrepresentation finding concerning altered/fictitious awards and media evidence.; pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6
claim: The decision identifies altered trophy images and fabricated or altered magazine covers/articles, and concludes the evidence was knowingly submitted and material to eligibility.; pages: 3; 4; 5
claim: The AAO did not determine the ordinary criteria merits because the appeal was withdrawn; it noted that it would have dismissed absent withdrawal.; pages: 2; 4; 6
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: in_scope_EB1A_individual_decision_with_material_misrepresentation_finding
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 2 — Explains withdrawal and opens misrepresentation analysis.
PDF page 3 — Identifies altered awards/media and verification contradictions.
PDF page 4 — Finds evidence altered/fictitious and explains materiality.
PDF page 6 — Operative order dismisses appeal based on withdrawal; warning finding remains.
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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