EB-1B Dismissed — Academic Research: the petition was improperly self-filed by the beneficiary

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petition was improperly self-filed by the beneficiary. The EB-1B outstanding professor or researcher classification requires a U.S. employer to file the petition, and this was not done. The petitioner failed to address this specific reason for revocation on appeal, leading to a summary dismissal.

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