dismissed
H-1B
dismissed H-1B Case: Data Analysis
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed as moot. A subsequent H-1B petition filed by the Petitioner for the same Beneficiary had already been approved, rendering further pursuit of the current appeal unnecessary.
Criteria Discussed
Specialty Occupation Mootness
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services In Re: 8797530 Appeal of Vermont Service Center Decision Form 1-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DA TE: SEPT. 15, 2020 The Petitioner, a management consultant firm, seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as an "senior data analyst" under the H-lB nonimmigrant classification for specialty occupations. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), 8 U.S.C. ยง 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). The H-lB program allows a U.S. employer to temporarily employ a qualified foreign worker in a position that requires both (a) the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and (b) the attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum prerequisite for entry into the position. The Vermont Service Center Director denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner did not establish that the proffered position is a specialty occupation. On appeal, the Petitioner asserts that the Director erred and the Petitioner has established eligibility for this benefit. The matter is now before us on appeal. We will dismiss the appeal. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records indicate that the Petitioner filed a subsequent Form 1-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, seeking nonimmigrant H-lB classification on behalf of the Beneficiary and that the petition was approved. Because the Beneficiary of the instant petition has been approved for H-lB employment with the Petitioner, further pursuit of the matter at hand would be moot. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.
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