Dismissed
O-1A
O-1A Dismissed — Business (2011): the case was rendered moot
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the case was rendered moot. USCIS records indicated that the beneficiary had already adjusted his status to that of a U.S. permanent resident through a separate family-based petition, making the outcome of this nonimmigrant petition irrelevant.
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8 C.F.R. § 214.2(O)(3)(Iii)(A) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(O)(3)(Iii)(B)
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