sustained EB-1C Case: Construction
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the petitioner successfully overcame the director's adverse findings. Upon de novo review, the AAO found the petitioner established by a preponderance of the evidence that the beneficiary would be employed in a qualifying managerial capacity. The petitioner also sufficiently explained the perceived inconsistencies regarding the beneficiary's dates of employment with the foreign parent company.
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services MATTER OF B-, LLC Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DATE: FEB. 8, 2016 APPEAL OF NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER DECISION PETITION: FORM I-140, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR ALIEN WORKER The Petitioner, a construction business, seeks to permanently employ the as its vice president under the multinational manager or executive classification. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) ยง 203(b)(l)(C), 8 U.S.C. ยง 1153(b)(l)(C). The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the petition. The matter is now before us on appeal. The appeal will be sustained. The Director determined that the Petitioner did not establish that it would employ the Beneficiary in a qualifying managerial or executive capacity. The Director also observed that there were inconsistencies in the record regarding the dates of the Beneficiary's employment with the Petitioner's Chinese parent company. On appeal, the Petitioner submits a brief disputing the denial and addressing the Director's adverse findings. We conduct appellate review on a de novo basis. Upon reviewing the entire record of proceeding as supplemented by the Petitioner's submission on appeal, we conclude that the record now contains sufficient evidence to overcome the basis for the Director's decision. Specifically, the Petitioner has established by a preponderance of the evidence that it will employ the Beneficiary in a qualifying managerial capacity. Further, the Petitioner has explained the perceived inconsistencies regarding the Beneficiary's dates of employment with its foreign parent company. In visa petition proceedings, it is the Petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the immigration benefit sought. Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. ยง 1361; Matter ofOtiende, 26 I&N Dec. 127, 128 (BIA 2013). The Petitioner in the instant case has met that burden. ORDER: The appeal is sustained. Cite as Matter ofB-, LLC, ID# 15540 (AAO Feb. 8, 2016)
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