Dismissed
EB-2 NIW
EB-2 NIW Dismissed — Unknown (2024): the petitioner submitted the Form I-140 with an invalid
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner submitted the Form I-140 with an invalid electronic signature. The decision clarifies that while reproductions of original handwritten signatures are acceptable, purely electronic or digitally produced signatures are not. The Director was within their discretion to deny the petition based on the noncompliant signature without offering an opportunity to cure the defect.
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