EB-1C Sustained — Tourism: established a qualifying affiliate relationship with the

Decision Summary

The appeal was sustained because the petitioner successfully demonstrated a qualifying affiliate relationship with the beneficiary's foreign employer. The director's initial denial was based on an incorrect understanding of the entities' ownership, failing to consider a prior stock sale that placed both the U.S. petitioner and the foreign employer under a common ownership umbrella.

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