dismissed L-1A Case: Beverage Import
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner improperly requested an extension of stay for the beneficiary to continue opening a 'new office.' Regulations permit a maximum of one year for a new office L-1 petition, a period the beneficiary had already been granted. The fact that the beneficiary did not enter the U.S. until late in the approval period, or that an immigration officer issued an I-94 with an erroneous date, does not override the one-year regulatory limit for establishing a new office.
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