H-1B Dismissed — Medicine (2016): the Director denied the petition because the petitioner did

Decision Summary

The Director denied the petition because the petitioner did not establish it was exempt from the annual H-1B cap. The AAO dismissed the appeal because the petitioner, a hospital, failed to prove it qualified as a nonprofit entity 'related to or affiliated with an institution of higher education' under the specific regulatory definitions, such as through shared ownership or control.

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