dismissed O-1A Case: Business

(b)(6)
Date: Office: Vermont Service Center 
IN RE)AN 1 6 2014 Petitioner: 
Beneficiary: 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Office of Administrative Appeals 
20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., MS 2090 
Washington, DC 20529-2090 
U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigratidn 
Services 
PETITION: Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker under Section 101(a)(l5)(0)(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(0)(i) 
ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
Enclosed please find the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in your case. 
This is a non-precedent decision. The AAO does not announce new constructions of law nor establish agency 
policy through non-precedent decisions. If you believe the AAO incorrectly applied current law or policy to 
your case or if you seek to present new facts for consideration, you may file a motion to reconsider or a 
motion to reopen, respectively. Any motion must be filed on a Notice of Appeal or Motion (Form I-290B) 
within 33 days of the date of this decision. Please review the Form I-290B instructions at 
http://www.uscis.gov/forms for the latest information on fee, filing location, and other requirements. 
See also 8 C.P.R.§ 103.5. Do not file a motion directly with the AAO. 
Th 
Ron Rosenberg-- ... 
Chief, Administrative Appeals Office 
www.uscis.gov 
(b)(6)
NON-PRECEDENT DECISION 
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DISCUSSION: The Director, Vermont Service Center, denied the nonimmigrant visa petition and the matter is 
now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal will be dismissed as moot. 
The petitioner filed this nonimmigrant petition seeking to classify the beneficiary as an alien with 
extraordinary ability in the field of business, pursuant to section 101(aX15)(0)(i) of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act ("Act"), 8 U.S.C. § 110l(a)(l5)(0)(i). 
The director denied the petition, and the petitioner filed a timely appeal. 
A review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records indicates that the beneficiary of this 
petition has been granted asylum status (AS-1 classification) in the United States. While the petitioner has not 
withdrawn the appeal in this proceeding, it would appear that the beneficiary is in the United States in lawful 
asylum status for an indefinite period, subject to termination, and the issues in this proceeding are moot. 
Accordingly, the AAO fmds that the beneficiary's current asylum status deprives this appeal of any practical 
significance. Considerations of prudence warrant the dismissal of the appeal as moot. See Matter of Luis, 22 
I&N Dec. 747, 753 (BIA 1999). 
ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.