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EB-1A withdrawal and mootness — AAO decision SEP262019_01B2203: Director decision withdrawn; remanded for further action and new decision, with any…
Decision summary: The AAO director decision withdrawn; Remanded for further action and new decision, with any adverse decision to be certified to AAO. AAO found occupation-scope analysis was missing, noted business or another EB-1 endeavor is not excluded solely because the person is also an attorney, and directed criterion/final-merits analysis if appropriate. No criterion or eligibility finding was made.
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: EB-1A occupation-scope appeal; no initial criteria or final merits resolved.. This is a source-review label, not a legal conclusion.
Decision snapshot
Decision ID | SEP262019_01B2203 |
|---|---|
Decision date as printed | September 26, 2019 |
Classification / field stated in source | EB-1A appeal; director decision withdrawn and Remanded |
Procedural posture | Director denied without analyzing whether the attorney’s occupation fell within the sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics, and without deciding initial criteria or final merits. |
Operative disposition | Director decision withdrawn; Remanded for further action and new decision, with any adverse decision to be certified to AAO. |
Final-merits status | Not reached; Remanded for occupation/field and any appropriate merits review. |
What the AAO decision addressed
AAO found occupation-scope analysis was missing, noted business or another EB-1 endeavor is not excluded solely because the person is also an attorney, and directed criterion/final-merits analysis if appropriate. No criterion or eligibility finding was made.
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 — 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 | Not reached — source PDF |
High salary or remuneration | Not reached — source PDF |
Commercial success in the performing arts | Not reached — source PDF |
Source-cited findings recorded in review
claim: Cover identifies Matter of A-Y-, dated September 26, 2019, appeal of Nebraska Service Center decision; petitioner is an attorney in her native country.; pages: 1
claim: Petitioner described law studies, geology/minerals education, and intended U.S. work; director denied without determining whether the work fit the statutory fields or evaluating criteria.; pages: 2
claim: AAO says a person with extraordinary ability in business or another EB-1 endeavor is not disqualified merely for also being an attorney.; pages: 3
claim: AAO withdraws decision and remands for occupation-scope analysis and, as appropriate, criteria and final-merits consideration.; pages: 3
How this record may be used in research
Comparison scope: Eligible for occupation-scope discussion only; no criterion outcome.
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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