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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision OCT302024_02B2203: Withdrawn and remanded. Review source status, procedural posture and the official USCIS PDF.
Decision summary: The AAO withdrawn and Remanded. AAO does not decide criteria or fraud; Director failed to explain four criteria and misrepresentation.
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 | OCT302024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | October 30, 2024 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability. |
Procedural posture | Marketing analyst appeal; Director found one criterion and misrepresentation; AAO finds explanation and notice inadequate. |
Operative disposition | Withdrawn and Remanded. |
Final-merits status | not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO does not decide criteria or fraud; Director failed to explain four criteria and misrepresentation.
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
Claims include media, judging, contributions, authorship; inadequate explanation. (PDF p. 2)
AAO finds lack of detailed analysis supporting criteria and misrepresentation findings; remands without ultimate opinion. (PDF p. 3)
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Group only by specific procedural or criterion issue; do not treat remand as approval.
Editorial use note: Eligible for carefully scoped, cited content; state exact posture and nonprecedent status.
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
PDF page 1 — Appeal; marketing analyst; one criterion and misrepresentation finding.
PDF page 2 — Claims include media, judging, contributions, authorship; inadequate explanation.
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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