Dismissed
L-1A
L-1A Dismissed — Business Management (2008): the beneficiary did not meet the requirement of being
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the beneficiary did not meet the requirement of being employed abroad for one continuous year within the three years immediately preceding the filing of the petition. The director correctly determined that the beneficiary's foreign employment ended in October 2004, which was outside the three-year look-back period from the petition's filing date of June 28, 2007. The petitioner's argument to use the beneficiary's date of admission as the reference point was found to be inconsistent with the governing regulations.
Criteria Discussed
One Year Of Continuous Employment Abroad New Office Requirements Managerial Capacity Executive Capacity
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