dismissed
EB-3
dismissed EB-3 Case: Software Consulting
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the U.S. Department of Labor found the petitioner had failed to follow legal requirements or misrepresented a material fact. As a result, a statutory prohibition was placed on the petitioner, precluding U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services from approving any petitions for them during a specified period, which included the time of this decision.
Criteria Discussed
Ability To Pay Proffered Wage Statutory Bar To Approval Due To Department Of Labor Findings
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tPjlC'lrl a::'w. drie~eu rc, p~vent dearly unwarranted invg&m d personal pfivey PUBLIC COPY U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Mass, N.W. Rm. A3042 Washington, DC 20529 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 7 PI k' " t PETITION: Immigrant petition for Alien Worker as a Skilled Worker or Professional pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. $ 1 153(b)(3) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: RVSTRUCTIONS: This is the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. All documents have been returned to the office that originally decided your case. Any further inquiry must be made to that office. dobert P. Wiemann, Chief Administrative Appeals Office Page 2 DISCUSSION: The preference visa petition was denied by the Director, Nebraska Service Center, and is now before the Administrative Appeals Office on appeal. The appeal will be summarily dismissed. The petitioner is a software consulting corporation. It seeks to employ the beneficiary permanently in the United States as a programmer analyst. As required by statute, the petition is accompanied by a Form ETA 750, Application for Alien Employment Certification, approved by the U. S. Department of Labor. The director determined that the petitioner had not established that it had the continuing ability to pay the beneficiary the proffered wage beginning on the priority date of the visa petition. The director denied the petition accordingly. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) has learned that the U.S. Department of Labor has, as the result of its investigation, made a finding that the petitioner has failed to follow requirements set forth at Section 2 12(n)(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (Act) and/or misrepresented a material fact as part of an application before the U. S. Department of Labor. Therefore, pursuant to Section 2 12(n)(2)(C)(ii) of the Act, immigrant and nonimmigrant petitions shall not be approved with respect to the named employer, in this case, the petitioner. The U. S. Department of Labor has informed CIS that the prohibition of the approval of the petitions from the petitioner will last from August 1, 2005 until July 31, 2007. Therefore, CIS is precluded from approving the instant petition. Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 5 1361. ORDER: The appeal is summarily dismissed.
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