Dismissed
EB-1C
EB-1C Dismissed — Franchise Operations / Export (2018): did not establish the beneficiary would be employed in the
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary would be employed in the United States in a qualifying managerial or executive capacity. Although the AAO found that three of the four grounds for denial were overcome, the petitioner did not provide sufficient evidence regarding the U.S. company's staffing to show how the beneficiary would be relieved from performing non-qualifying operational and administrative tasks.
Criteria Discussed
U.S. Employment In A Managerial Or Executive Capacity Foreign Employment In A Managerial Or Executive Capacity Foreign Entity Continues To Do Business U.S. Entity Doing Business For At Least One Year
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