Sustained EB-1C

EB-1C Sustained โ€” Engineering (2017): the Director initially denied the petition for failing to

๐Ÿ“… 2017-06-29 ๐Ÿ‘ค Company ๐Ÿ“‚ Engineering

Decision Summary

The Director initially denied the petition for failing to establish a qualifying relationship between the U.S. petitioner and the foreign employer. The appeal was sustained because the petitioner demonstrated that it controlled the foreign entity through a limited partnership agreement, even with only minority ownership, thus meeting the definition of an indirect subsidiary.

Criteria Discussed

Qualifying Relationship Parent-Subsidiary Relationship Control Of An Entity
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