dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Business
Decision Summary
The appeal was rejected because the petitioner improperly filed an appeal of a prior AAO decision directly with the AAO. The AAO does not have appellate jurisdiction over its own decisions, and therefore, the appeal was rejected as it was not properly before the office.
Criteria Discussed
Managerial Or Executive Capacity Qualifying Relationship With A Foreign Entity
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• • identltymg d"~l<l duc,o.;u to prevent c1eTl:; unwarranted invasion of personal privacy U.S. Department of Homeland Security U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., MS 2090 Washington, DC 20529-2090 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services PUBLlCCOPY DATE: SEP 2 8 2012 OFFICE: NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER INRE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: PETITION: Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker as a Multinational Executive or Manager Pursuant to Section 203(b)(1)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1 1 53(b)(l)(C) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: SELF-REPRESENTED INSTRUCTIONS: Enclosed please find the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. All of the documents related to this matter have been returned to the office that originally decided your case. Please be advised that any further inquiry that you might have concerning your case must be made to that office. If you believe the law was inappropriately applied by us in reaching our decision, or you have additional information that you wish to have considered, you may file a motion to reconsider or a motion to reopen in accordance with the instructions on Form I-290B, Notice of Appeal or Motion, with a fee of $630. The specific requirements for filing such a request can be found at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5. Do not file any motion directly with the AAO. Please be aware that 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(I)(i) requires that any motion must be filed within 30 days of the decision that the motion seeks to reconsider or reopen. Thank you, PerryRhew Chief, Administrative Appeals Office www.uscis.gov • Page 2 DISCUSSION: The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the immigrant visa petition. The petitioner appealed the matter to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) where the appeal was summarily dismissed. The petitioner subsequently filed a motion to reopen and reconsider, which the AAO also dismissed. The matter is currently before the AAO on a second appeal. The appeal will be rejected. The petitioner is a New York corporation that seeks to employ the beneficiary as its president. Accordingly, the petitioner endeavors to classify the beneficiary as an employment-based immigrant pursuant to section 203(b )(1 )(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act), 8 U.S.c. § 1153(b )(1 )(C), as a multinational executive or manager. On July 29, 2008 the director denied the petition based on the determination that the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary would be employed in the United States in a managerial or executive capacity. The petitioner appealed the denial disputing the director's fmdings. The AAO dismissed the appeal, affirming the director's adverse finding with regard to the beneficiary's employment capacity in the proposed position with the U.S. entity. The AAO also found, beyond the decision of the director, that the petitioner submitted conflicting information regarding its ownership and therefore failed to establish that it has a qualifying relationship with a foreign entity. In a decision dated March 4,2011, the AAO dismissed the petitioner's motion, concluding that the petitioner failed to meet regulatory requirements at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(2) for a motion to reopen or the requirements at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(3) for a motion to reconsider. The AAO also determined that the petitioner failed to provide credible and reliable evidence to overcome the additional adverse finding pertaining to the qualifying relationship requirement. Accordingly, the AAO dismissed the motion pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(4), which states, in pertinent part, that a motion that does not meet applicable requirements shall be dismissed. The petitioner now files an appeal from the AAO's prior dismissal of the motion to reconsider. The petitioner's appeal must be rejected. The AAO does not exercise appellate jurisdiction over its own decisions. The AAO exercises appellate jurisdiction over the matters described at 8 C.F.R. § 103.1 (t)(3)(iii) (as in effect on February 28,2003). See DHS Delegation Number 0150.1; 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(iv). Accordingly, the appeal is not properly before the AAO and will therefore be rejected. 8 C.F.R. § 103.3(a)(2)(v)(A)(J). ORDER: The appeal is rejected.
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