EB-1B Dismissed — Researcher (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. Regulations for the Outstanding Professor or Researcher classification require that a U.S. employer file the petition, and self-petitioning is not permitted. The denial was based on this procedural ineligibility alone without consideration of the merits.

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