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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision SEP042008_01B2203: Revocation withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP042008_01B2203: Revocation withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved. The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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_procedural_eb1a_decision. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP042008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | Not stated in normalized review fields |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | AAO_posture: Appeal after Director revoked approved petition. AAO withdrew revocation because evidence established Olympic medal/competition recognition and planned U.S. work in swimming.; citation_pages: 1; 2; 3; 4; classification: AAO appeal or motion as described in source; director_findings: Appeal after Director revoked approved petition. AAO withdrew revocation because evidence established Olympic medal/competition recognition and planned U.S. work in swimming. |
Operative disposition | {'outcome': 'Revocation withdrawn; appeal sustained; petition approved.', 'basis': 'Evidence established sustained acclaim, competitive achievements and planned coaching/training work in swimming; petitioner met burden and approval was restored. (pp. 3–5)', 'citation_pages': [1, 2, 3, 4]} |
Final-merits status | AAO found sustained acclaim and that petitioner’s achievements distinguished him in swimming. (pp. 3–5) |
What the AAO decision addressed
The review record does not provide a normalized explanation of the disposition. Consult the cited source pages.
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 | met — source PDF |
Membership | Not reached — source PDF |
Published material about the person | Not reached — source PDF |
Judging the work of others | Not reached — source PDF |
Original contributions of major significance | Not reached — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not reached — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | Not coded — source PDF |
Leading or critical role | Unclear; reserved — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'eligible_for_narrow_comparison': True, 'fit': 'Strong historic swimming comparison centered on Olympic medal and federation/team evidence; distinguish criterion threshold from totality.', 'caveats': 'Nonprecedent and fact-specific; preserve posture and only use directly supported findings.'}
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
Open the official USCIS decision PDF. Page-specific citations were not available in the normalized row.
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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