H-1B Dismissed — Business Intelligence (2023): the petitioner submitted fraudulent and plagiarized project

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner submitted fraudulent and plagiarized project documentation to support the H-1B petition. The AAO found this constituted a willful misrepresentation of a material fact, which is a basis for denial. Even setting aside the fraud, the AAO stated the petition would still be unapprovable because the petitioner failed to demonstrate statutory eligibility for the specialty occupation classification.

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