dismissed
L-1A
dismissed L-1A Case: Automobile Export
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed as moot. After the petition was filed, another employer's L-1A petition on the beneficiary's behalf was approved. Because the beneficiary was already approved for L-1A status with another petitioner, the AAO considered further pursuit of this appeal to be moot.
Criteria Discussed
New Office Supporting A Managerial Or Executive Position
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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services MATTER OF H-X-C-USA LTD APPEAL OF VERMONT SERVICE CENTER DECISION Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DATE: MAY25,2017 PETITION: FORM l-129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER The Petitioner, an exporter of automobiles and related pm1s and components, seeks to employ the Beneficiary as the general manager of its new oflice under theL-IA nonimmigrant classification for intracompany transferees. See Immigration and Nationality Act section 10 I (a)(15)(L), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(L). TheL-IA classification allows a corporation or other legal entity (including its affiliate or subsidiary) to transfer a qualifying foreign employee to the United States to work temporarily in a managerial or executive capacity. The Director ofthe Vermont Service Center denied the petition, concluding that the record did not establish, as required, that the new office would support a managerial or executive position within one year. The matter is now before us on appeal. A review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCJS) records indicates that, subsequent to the filing of the instant petition, another employer filed a Fonn 1-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, seeking nonimmigrant L-1 A classification on the Beneficiary's behalf. USC IS records fllliher indicate that the other employer's petition was approved, for the period March 28, 2017, to March 27, 2018. 1 Because the Beneficiary has been approved for employment with another petitioner, further pursuit of the matter at hand is moot. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed. Cite as Matter ofH-X-C-USA Ltd, lD# 321119 (AAO May 25, 20 17) 1 On April 10, 2017, this office notified the Petitioner that the Beneficiary had been approved for L-1 A employment with another employer and requested verification that it wished to pursue this appeal. The Petitioner did not respond to our request within the time period designated.
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