dismissed
H-1B
dismissed H-1B Case: It Consulting
Decision Summary
The appeal was summarily dismissed because the petitioner failed to identify any specific erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact as a basis for the appeal. The petitioner submitted no brief or additional evidence to challenge the Director's findings that specialty occupation work was not available and that the beneficiary failed to maintain status.
Criteria Discussed
Specialty Occupation Maintenance Of Status Procedural Grounds For Summary Dismissal
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services MATTER OF E-B-S-, INC. APPEAL OF VERMONT SERVICE CENTER DECISION Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DATE: NOV. 19,2015 PETITION: FORM I-129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER The Petitioner, an IT consulting and services firm, seeks to employ the Beneficiary as a part-time programmer analyst under the H-1B nonimmigrant classification. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act)ยง 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b), 8 U.S.C. ยง 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). The Director, Vermont Service Center, denied the petition. The matter is now before us on appeal. The appeal will be summarily dismissed. The Director denied the visa petition, finding that (1) the Petitioner had not demonstrated that it has specialty occupation work available for the Beneficiary and (2) the Beneficiary did not maintain his F -1 visa status. The Petitioner subsequently filed an appeal. However, the Petitioner submitted no evidence or information addressing the grounds for denial; nor did the Petitioner dispute the grounds for denial. Although counsel for the Petitioner indicated in a letter submitted with the Form I-290B that "Supporting Documentation for Motion to Reopen/Reconsider" 1 was enclosed, no supp01iing documentation was, in fact, submitted. Further, while the Petitioner marked Box 1 (b) in Part 3 of the Form I-290B, indicating that a brief and/or additional evidence would be submitted within 30 days, the record was not supplemented with any additional submissions. Moreover, the Petitioner did not provide with its appeal a separate statement regarding the basis of the appeal, as instructed at Part 4 of the Form I-290B. Accordingly, the record will be considered complete as presently constituted. The regulation at 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.3(a)(l)(v) states, in pertinent part: "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." Upon review, the Petitioner has not specifically identified any erroneous conclusion of law or statement of fact as a basis for the appeal. The Petitioner's appeal makes no objection to the specific findings set forth by the Director. Consistent with 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.3(a)(l)(v), the appeal will be summarily dismissed. 1 The Petitioner filed an appeal in this matter, not a motion. Matter of E-B-S-, Inc. In visa petition proceedings, it is the Petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the immigration benefit sought. Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. ยง 1361; Matter ofOtiende, 26 I&N Dec. 127, 128 (BIA 2013). Here, that burden has not been met. ORDER: The appeal is summarily dismissed pursuant to 8 C.F.R. ยง 103.3(a)(l)(v). Cite as Matter ofE-B-S-, Inc., ID# 14803 (AAO Nov. 19, 2015) 2
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