dismissed
H-1B
dismissed H-1B Case: Information Technology
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because it was considered moot. A separate H-1B petition filed by the same petitioner for the same beneficiary had already been approved, making a decision on this appeal unnecessary.
Criteria Discussed
Employer-Employee Relationship Specialty Occupation Work
Sign up free to download the original PDF
Downloaded the case? Use it in your next draft →View Full Decision Text
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services MATTER OF S- CORP. Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DATE: SEPT. 12, 2019 APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER DECISION PETITION: FORM 1-129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER The Petitioner, an information technology and software development company, seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as a "salesforce developer" under the H-lB nonimmigrant classification for specialty occupations. See Immigration and Nationality 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 California Service Center Director denied the petition, concluding that the Petitioner had not established an employer-employee relationship with the Beneficiary and bad not established it had sufficient specialty occupation work for the Beneficiary to perform for the intended employment period. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records indicate that the Petitioner filed another Form 1-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, seeking the same nonimmigrant classification on behalf of the Beneficiary, and that the petition was approved. Because the Beneficiary has been approved for H-lB employment with the Petitioner, further pursuit of the matter at hand is moot. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed. Cite as Matter of S- Corp., ID# 4676651 (AAO Sept. 12, 2019)
Avoid the mistakes that led to this denial
MeritDraft learns from dismissed cases so your petition avoids the same pitfalls. Get arguments built on winning precedents.
Avoid This in My Petition →No credit card required. Generate your first petition draft in minutes.