EB-1C Remanded — Cosmetics (2020): the Director denied the petition because the beneficiary's

Decision Summary

The Director denied the petition because the beneficiary's original foreign employer was legally dissolved following a merger, which was thought to break the required qualifying relationship. The AAO remanded the case, citing a recent adopted decision that introduced the concept of a 'successor-in-interest'. The Director must now re-evaluate whether the entity that absorbed the original employer qualifies as a successor, which could re-establish the qualifying relationship.

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