EB-3 Dismissed — Culinary (2003): the AAO affirmed the director's decision to revoke the

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the AAO affirmed the director's decision to revoke the petition's approval. The revocation was based on a finding under Section 204(c) of the Act that the beneficiary had previously entered into a marriage for the purpose of evading immigration laws. The AAO found there was substantial and probative evidence of this prior marriage fraud, which acts as a permanent bar to the approval of subsequent immigrant petitions.

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