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Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed as moot. The AAO noted that the petitioner had filed a separate H-1B petition on behalf of the same beneficiary, and that petition was approved, rendering the matter at hand unnecessary to pursue.

Criteria Discussed

Employer-Employee Relationship Specialty Occupation

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U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
In Re: 8635672 
Appeal of California Service Center Decision 
Form 1-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (H-lB) 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
Date: OCT. 8, 2020 
The Petitioner seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary under the H-lB nonimmigrant 
classification for specialty occupations. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the 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 Director of the California Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the evidence of 
record does not establish that: (1) the Petitioner will have an employer-employee relationship with the 
Beneficiary; and (2) the proffered position qualifies as a specialty occupation. On appeal, the 
Petitioner asserts that the Director erred, and the evidence supports an approval of the petition . 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records indicate that the Petitioner filed another Form 
1-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, seeking H-lB 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. 
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