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EB-1A awards — AAO decision OCT192009_02B2203: Director’s revocation decision withdrawn; matter remanded for further action and a new, detailed notice of…
Decision summary: AAO decision OCT192009_02B2203: Director’s revocation decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for further action and a new, detailed notice of intent to revoke. AAO found the notice did not give specific reasons for revocation and did not meaningfully address the petitioner’s response. The procedural defect required remand; AAO did not decide ultimate eligibility.
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 | OCT192009_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 19, 2009 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability; field: ethnic performing arts / arts administration (administrator of an ethnic performing-arts troupe). |
Procedural posture | Appeal of director’s revocation of an already approved EB-1A petition following a notice of intent to revoke. |
Operative disposition | Director’s revocation decision withdrawn; matter Remanded for further action and a new, detailed notice of intent to revoke. |
Final-merits status | “Not reached; approved petition remains Remanded for proper revocation procedure.” |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found the notice did not give specific reasons for revocation and did not meaningfully address the petitioner’s response. The procedural defect required remand; AAO did not decide ultimate eligibility.
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 |
Membership | unclear |
Published material about the person | Not coded — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not coded — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | unclear |
Scholarly authorship | unclear |
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 | unclear |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
pp. 2–5; posture and revocation standard p. 2, procedural defect pp. 3–4, examples/order pp. 4–5.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Procedural-only comparator about specificity and fair notice in revocation of an approved petition; do not present as an approval on the merits or as a final denial. eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Editorial use note: eligible_for_editorial_review_with_citations
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Cover identifies AAO appeal and service center.
PDF page 2 — Explains prior approval, notice of intent to revoke, appeal, and revocation standards.
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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