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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision SEP192008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot based on lawful permanent-resident status. Review source status…
Decision summary: AAO decision SEP192008_01B2203: Appeal dismissed as moot based on lawful permanent-resident status. LPR status existed before AAO disposition; no merits review in this appeal.
Source limitation: The review record contains a source hold or limitation. Read the limitation below before relying on any case detail; unresolved facts are not treated as findings.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP192008_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | 2008-09-19 |
Classification / field stated in source | Classification not stated in the normalized review fields |
Procedural posture | Self-represented appeal became moot after lawful permanent residence granted November 27, 2007 |
Operative disposition | Appeal dismissed as moot based on lawful permanent-resident status. |
Final-merits status | Not reached |
What the AAO decision addressed
LPR status existed before AAO disposition; no merits review in this appeal.
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
["The Director’s summary is not a criterion-by-criterion AAO finding.", "No specific criterion statuses can be assigned."]
Specific caveats recorded by the reviewer
The Director’s summary is not a criterion-by-criterion AAO finding.
No specific criterion statuses can be assigned.
Source-cited findings recorded in review
Director denied petition; decision summarizes that sustained national or international acclaim was not established.
USCIS records showed lawful permanent residence granted November 27, 2007.
AAO dismissed appeal based on lawful permanent-resident status.
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: {'fit': 'limited procedural example', 'reason': 'Can illustrate mootness after LPR status; not an evidence or criteria comparison.'}
Page-level source trail
Use the official PDF and the cited physical page numbers to check each statement.
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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