EB-1B Dismissed — Research (2008): the petition was improperly filed by the alien beneficiary

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petition was improperly filed by the alien beneficiary himself. The regulations for the Outstanding Professor or Researcher classification require that a United States employer file the petition; self-petitioning is not permitted for this visa category. The denial was based on this ineligibility without consideration of the merits.

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