dismissed
EB-1C
dismissed EB-1C Case: Multimedia Production
Decision Summary
The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner failed to submit a brief or additional evidence as promised. The petitioner did not specifically identify any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact in the director's decision, which is grounds for a summary dismissal under 8 C.P.R. ยง 103.3(a)(l)(v).
Criteria Discussed
Managerial Or Executive Capacity
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(b)(6) DATE: DEC 3 0 2014 IN RE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: OFFICE: TEXAS SERVICE CENTER U.S. Department of Homeland Security U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., MS 2090 Washington, DC 20529-2090 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FILE: PETITION: Immigrant 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. ยง 1153(b)(l)(C) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: INSTRUCTIONS: This is a non-precedent decision. The AAO does not announce new constructions of law nor establish agency policy through non-precedent decisions. If you believe the AAO incorrectly applied current law or policy to your case or if you seek to present new facts for consideration, you may file a motion to reconsider or a motion to reopen, respectively. Any motion must be filed on a Notice of Appeal or Motion (Form I-290B) within 33 days of the date of this decision. Please review the Form I-290B instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/forms for the latest information on fee, filing location, and other requirements. See also 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.5. Do not file a motion directly with the AAO. Ron Rosenber Chief, Administrative Appeals Office www.uscis.gov (b)(6) NON-PRECEDENT DECISION Page 2 DISCUSSION: The preference visa petition was denied by the Texas Service Center Director. The matter is now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal will be summ arily dismissed. The petitioner filed this Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, 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. ยง 1153(b )(I )(C), as a multinational executive or manager. The petitioner is a "full service multimedia production design and communications agency." It claims to be a subsidiary of the beneficiary's foreign employer, located in The Netherlands. The petitioner seeks to employ the beneficiary in the position of Managing Director. On May 6, 2014, the director denied the immigrant petition, finding the petitioner had failed to establish that the beneficiary would be employed within a qualifying managerial or executive capacity. On June 6, 2014, the petitioner submitted the Form I-290B to appeal the director's denial. The petitioner marked the box at part three of the Form I-290B to indicate that a brief and/or additional evidence will be submitted to the AAO within 30 calendar days of filing the appeal. We never received the brief and/or additional evidence in support of the appeal. Thus, the record is complete as currently constituted and ready for adjudication. An officer to whom an appeal is taken shall summarily dismiss any appeal when the party concerned fails to identify specifically any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact for the appeal. 8 C.P.R. ยง 103.3(a)(l)(v) . The petitioner briefly states that the "Service used an incorrect standard to judge the evidence" and that the "petition provided substantial evidence to show that employees and contractors are doing the day to day lower-level work so that the Beneficiary can focus almost all of his time on executive and managerial duties." In regards to the director's conclusion that the petitioner failed to submit sufficient evidence to show the beneficiary's eligibility for the immigrant petition, counsel for the petitioner fails to identify and document any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact for the appeal and failed to provide any additional evidence to overcome the director's concerns. Going on record without supporting documentary evidence is not sufficient for purposes of meeting the burden of proof in these proceedings. Matter of Soffici, 22 I&N Dec. 158, 165 (Comm'r 1998) (citing Matter ofTreasure Craft of California, 14 I&N Dec. 190 (Reg. Comm'r 1972)). As no additional evidence is presented on appeal to overcome the decision of the director, the appeal will be summarily dismissed in accordance with 8 C.P.R. ยง 103.3(a)(l)(v). The appeal will be dismissed for the above stated reason. In visa petition proceedings, it is the petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the immigration benefit sought. Section 291 of the (b)(6)
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