dismissed
H-1B
dismissed H-1B Case: Fine Art Gallery
Decision Summary
The director denied the petition because the proffered position of operations manager was not considered a specialty occupation. The AAO dismissed the appeal on procedural grounds, as the petitioner failed to identify any specific error of law or fact in the director's decision and did not submit additional evidence as promised.
Criteria Discussed
Specialty Occupation Failure To Identify Error On Appeal
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identifying data deleted to prevent clearly unwarranted indm of personal privacy PUBLIC COPY U.S. Department of Homeland Security 20 Mass. Ave., N.W., Rm. 3000 Washington, DC 20529 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FILE: LIN 04 191 51206 Office: NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER Date: AUG 0 ? 1006 IN RE: PETITION: Petition for a Nonirnmigrant Worker Pursuant to Section 10 1 (a)(l S)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1 lOl(a)(lS)(H)(i)(b) ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: SELF-REPRESENTED 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 Wher inquiry must be made to that office. Robert P. Wiemann, Chief Administrative Appeals Office LIN 04 191 51206 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 dismissed. The petition will be denied. The petitioner is a fine art gallery that seeks to employ the beneficiary as an operations manager. The petitioner endeavors to classify the beneficiary as a nonimmigrant worker in a specialty occupation pursuant to 5 lOl(a)(lS)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act), 8 U.S.C. 5 1 lOl(a)(lS)(H)(i)(b). The director denied the petition because the proffered position is not a specialty occupation. On appeal, the petitioner submitted a statement and indicated that a brief andlor additional evidence would be submitted to the AAO within 30 days. As of thts date, however, the AAO has not received any additional evidence into the record. Therefore, the record is complete. 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. 5 103.3(a)(l)(v). On the Form I-290B, the petitioner fails to specify how the director made any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact in denying the petition. As the petitioner does not present additional evidence on appeal to overcome the decision of the director, the appeal will be summarily dismissed in accordance with 8 C.F.R. 5 103.3(a)(l)(v). The burden of proof in this proceeding rests solely with the petitioner. Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. ;5 1361. The petitioner has not sustained that burden. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed.
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