EB-1C Sustained — Banking: the director denied the petition because the specific

Decision Summary

The director denied the petition because the specific foreign branch where the beneficiary was last employed had closed, concluding the qualifying relationship was severed. The AAO sustained the appeal, reasoning that the beneficiary was continuously employed by the same parent bank, not just the individual branch. Since the U.S. petitioner is a branch of that same parent bank, a valid 'same employer' relationship existed at the time of filing.

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