H-1B Remanded — Unknown (2022): the Director's initial denial may not have considered the

Decision Summary

The appeal was remanded because the Director's initial denial may not have considered the recent Ninth Circuit decision in Innova Sols., Inc. v. Baran, which impacts the specialty occupation analysis. The AAO instructed the Director to reconsider the case in light of this precedent and also raised concerns about whether the job duties listed in the petition were copied from other sources.

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