dismissed
H-1B
dismissed H-1B Case: Finance And Logistics
Decision Summary
The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner failed to submit a brief or evidence after filing the notice of appeal. The regulations at 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.3(a)(1)(v) allow for dismissal when an appellant fails to specifically identify any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact, and counsel's simple assertion was deemed insufficient.
Criteria Discussed
Specialty Occupation
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IPUR5TC COPY U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Rm. 3000 Washington, DC 20529 U. S. Citizenship and Immigration FILE: WAC 04 199 50880 Office: CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER Date: JUL 1 1 2006 IN RE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: PETITION: Petition for a Nonirnmigrant Worker Pursuant to Section 101 (a)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 5 1 lOl(a)(lS)(H)(i)(b) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: INSTRUCTIONS: 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. Robert P. Wiemann, Chief Administrative Appeals Office WAC 04 199 50880 Page 2 DISCUSSION: The service center director denied the nonimmigrant visa petition and the matter is now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal will be summarily dismissed. The petitioner is a corporation that provides money remittance and freight forwarding services. In order to employ the beneficiary in a position that the petitioner designated as Market Intelligence and Sales Manager, the petitioner endeavors to classify the beneficiary as a nonimmigrant worker in a specialty occupation pursuant to section 101 (a)(l S)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. Ej 1 101 (a)(l S)(H)(i)(b). The director denied the petition on the basis that the petitioner had failed to establish that the proffered position meets the definition of a specialty occupation as set forth at 8 C.F.R. Ej 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A). On January 4, 2005, counsel submitted a Form I-290B (Notice of Appeal) without a brief or evidence. Although counsel entered a check mark at the box at section 2 of the Form I-290B which indicates that counsel would send a brief and/or evidence within 30 days, the AAO has received neither. In a facsimile message transmitted on June 19, 2006 in reply to an AAO facsimile message regarding the absence of the aforesaid appellate material, counsel stated that a brief and/or evidence had not been submitted into the record. An officer to whom an appeal is taken shall summarily dismiss any appeal when the party concerned fails to identify specifically any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact for the appeal. 8 C.F.R. Ej 103.3(a)(l)(v). The only information about the basis of the appeal is the statement, at section 3 of the Form I-290-B, which reads, verbatim: Evidence on record sufficiently shows that the position is a specialty occupation. Counsel fails to specify how the director made any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact in denying the petition. As neither the petitioner nor counsel presents additional evidence on appeal to overcome the decision of the director, the appeal will be summarily dismissed in accordance with 8 C.F.R. Ej 103.3(a)(l)(v). The burden of proof in this proceeding rests solely with the petitioner. Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. Ej 1361. The petitioner has not sustained that burden. ORDER. The appeal is dismissed. The petition is denied.
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