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EB-1A membership — AAO decision NOV252022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV252022_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot. Later approval of a different petition and permanent-resident status; no merits resolution of this appeal.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV252022_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2022-11-25 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Appeal became moot after different I-140 approved and petitioner became a permanent resident |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed as moot. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Later approval of a different petition and permanent-resident status; no merits resolution of this appeal.
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
["The Director’s aggregate threshold conclusion is not an AAO criterion-by-criterion finding.", "The approved I-140 was a different petition."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The Director’s aggregate threshold conclusion is not an AAO criterion-by-criterion finding.
The approved I-140 was a different petition.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Petitioner is described as a research scientist.
Director concluded the record did not establish at least three criteria under 8 C.F.R. §204.5(h)(3).
A different I-140 filed by petitioner was approved after this appeal; USCIS also approved I-485 and issued a Permanent Resident Card on February 8, 2022.
AAO dismissed further pursuit as moot because petitioner was a permanent resident.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'limited procedural example', 'reason': 'May support a procedural note about mootness after separate immigration relief; no criterion or final-merits lesson.'}
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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