dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Information Technology
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed as moot. While the appeal was pending, the petitioner filed a new petition on the beneficiary's behalf which was approved, and the beneficiary subsequently adjusted their status to that of a lawful permanent resident, rendering the appeal without practical significance.
Criteria Discussed
Qualifying Managerial Or Executive Capacity Mootness
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(b)(6) - ~, DATE: DEC 1 3 2013 Office: NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER IN RE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: u.s. Department i)f Homeland Sec~rity U.S. CitizeJ)s!Jip l!lld Immigration Ser'Vices Office of Administr.ative Appeals 20 Massachuse.tts Ave .• N.W,. MS 2090 Washington, DC 20529-2090 U.S~ Citizenship aiJ.d Immigration Services FILl::: PETITION: 1 bnmigral)t Petition for Alien Worker as a Multinational Executive or Manager Pursuant to Section 203(b)(l)(C) of the 'Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(l)(C) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: INSTRUCTIONS: Enclosed please find the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in your case. This is a non-precedent decision. The AAO does not announce new c:onstructions of law nor establish agency poiicy through non-precedent decisions . If you believe the AAO incorrectly applied qu:rent law or policy to your·qse or if you seek to presem new facts for consideration, you may file a motion to reconsider or il motion to reopen, respectively. Any motion must be filed on a Notice of Appeal or Motion (Form 1~290B) within 33 da.ys qf the date of this decision. Please reView th~ ForQJ I-290B instructions at http://www .usciS.goY/fcm:(ls for the latest. information on fee, filing location, and otber requirements. See aiso 8 C.F.R. § 103.~. Do not file a motion directly with the AAO. Thank you, ~~~ Chief,Admmistr.ative Appeals Office www.uscis.gov (b)(6) NON-PRF.:CEDENT DECISION Page 2 DISCUSSION: The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the preference visa petition. The matter is now before the Admini~trative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The AAO will dismiss the ~ppeal as moot. The petitioner is an IT services and solutions corporation. It seeks to employ the beneficiary as • its ·identity and security manager. According! y, the petitioner endeavors to classify the beneficiary as ·an employment-based immigrant pursuant to section Z03(b)(l)(C) of the Immigration and National.ity Act (the Act), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(l)(C), as .a multinational exe~utive or manager. The director denied fue petition '.after concluding that the petitioner failed to e.stablish that tb~ beneficiary was employed abroad of would be employed in the United States in a qu;llifying managerial or executive capacity~ Counsel for the petitioner subsequently filed the instant appeaL A review of U.S. Citizenship and lniniigration Services (USCIS) records indicates that while the appeal was pending, the petitioner filed a new iiJliiligrant petition (Form 1-140) on the beneficiary's behalf which was approved on. August 6, 2012. The beneficiary adjusted statUs to that of a U.S. lawful permanent resident on January 25, 2013. While the petitioner has not withdrawn the appeal in this proceeding, it would appear that the beneficiary is presently a permanent reside11t apd the issues in this proceeding are moot. Accordingly, the AAO finds that the beneficiary's adjustment of status deprives this appeal of any practical significance. Considerations of prudence warrant the dismissal of the appeal as moot S:ee Matter of Luis, 22 I&N Dec. 747,753 (BIA 1999). OJU)ER: The appeal is dismissed.
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