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AAO EB-1A decision NOV262024_02B2203: Withdrawal and mootness

AAO EB-1A decision NOV262024_02B2203: Withdrawal and mootness

EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision NOV262024_02B2203: Withdrawn; remanded for criterion analysis and possible final merits. Review source…

Decision summary: The AAO withdrawn; Remanded for criterion analysis and possible final merits. No criterion outcome or final merits decided.

Source reviewed: This page summarizes the specific AAO source and posture recorded in the completed source-review tracker. It does not turn a nonprecedent decision into a general rule.

Scope classification from review: In scope; verified in source review. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.

Decision snapshot

Decision ID

NOV262024_02B2203

Decision date as printed

Nov 26 2024

Classification / field stated in source

EB-1A extraordinary ability.

Procedural posture

Lead marketing specialist appeal; RFE/denial failed to explain or accurately characterize evidence.

Operative disposition

Withdrawn; Remanded for criterion analysis and possible final merits.

Final-merits status

not reached

What the AAO decision addressed

No criterion outcome or final merits decided.

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-cited findings recorded in review

  • Inadequate explanation/mischaracterization; examples include leading role, membership, published material. (PDF p. 2)

  • Photocopies not categorically inadmissible; remand for criterion review and possible final merits. (PDF p. 3)

How this record may be used in research

Comparison scope: Group only by narrowly described issue; do not conflate outcomes or treat remand as approval.

Editorial use note: Eligible for scoped, citation-rich content; identify procedural posture and nonprecedent status.

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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Primary source

Official USCIS AAO decision PDF for NOV262024_02B2203