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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision NOV282005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot based on adjustment to lawful permanent-resident status. Review…
Decision summary: AAO decision NOV282005_02B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot based on adjustment to lawful permanent-resident status. Adjustment was through a separate approved second-preference petition; AAO did not decide EB-1A merits.
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Decision snapshot
Decision ID | NOV282005_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2005-02-28 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Appeal became moot after adjustment to LPR on April 22, 2005 through approved EB-2 petition |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed as moot based on adjustment to lawful permanent-resident status. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
Adjustment was through a separate approved second-preference petition; AAO did not decide EB-1A merits.
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 — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
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
["Do not treat approval of the EB-2 petition as approval of the EB-1A petition.", "The source summarizes the Director’s acclaim finding but gives no criterion-level findings."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
Do not treat approval of the EB-2 petition as approval of the EB-1A petition.
The source summarizes the Director’s acclaim finding but gives no criterion-level findings.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Director denied the EB-1A petition; source summarizes that sustained acclaim was not established.
After filing the instant petition, petitioner adjusted to lawful permanent residence on April 22, 2005 based on an approved second-preference employment petition.
AAO dismissed the EB-1A appeal as moot based on LPR status.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'limited procedural example', 'reason': 'May illustrate mootness from adjustment through another category; no EB-1A criteria finding.'}
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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