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EB-1A published material about the person — AAO decision SEP162024_02B2203: Decision withdrawn and matter remanded. Review source status, procedural…
Decision summary: The AAO Decision withdrawn and matter Remanded The director had found four initial criteria (published material, judging, artistic display, leading/critical role) but denied at final merits. The AAO concluded the final-merits analysis did not adequately address the record and Remanded; the final-merits outcome remains unresolved in this decision.
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: The source decision identifies an EB-1A Form I-140 petition under INA §203(b)(1)(A).. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP162024_02B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2024-09-16 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A extraordinary ability under INA §203(b)(1)(A) |
Procedural posture | AAO appeal; AAO withdrew the director’s decision and Remanded for a new final-merits determination. No final merits disposition in this decision. |
Operative disposition | Decision withdrawn and matter Remanded |
Final-merits status | Director found final merits adverse; AAO withdrew that determination and Remanded because the analysis was inadequate. No final-merits result is reached in this AAO decision. |
What the AAO decision addressed
The director had found four initial criteria (published material, judging, artistic display, leading/critical role) but denied at final merits. The AAO concluded the final-merits analysis did not adequately address the record and Remanded; the final-merits outcome remains unresolved in this decision.
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 considered — source PDF |
Membership | Not considered — source PDF |
Published material about the person | met — p. 2 |
Judging the work of others | |
Original contributions of major significance | Not considered — source PDF |
Scholarly authorship | Not considered — source PDF |
Artistic display or showcases | |
Leading or critical role | |
High salary or remuneration | Not considered — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not considered — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: The appeal concerns an artist in multiple performing-arts disciplines; the director found four initial criteria and denied on final merits.; pages: 1; 2
claim: The director’s initial-stage findings covered published material, judging, artistic display, and leading/critical role; these are reported as director findings rather than recast as a final AAO merits holding.; pages: 2; 3; 4; 5
claim: The AAO found the final-merits analysis did not adequately address the totality of evidence and withdrew the decision for remand.; pages: 6; 7
claim: The order remands for a new decision; this AAO decision does not resolve final merits or the ultimate petition outcome.; pages: 8
How this record may be used in research
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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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