L-1A Dismissed — Construction: the AAO upheld the director's decision to revoke the

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the AAO upheld the director's decision to revoke the petition's approval. The director determined the initial approval was a 'gross error' because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary would be employed in a primarily managerial or executive capacity, a key requirement for an L-1A new office extension. The petitioner, with the beneficiary as the sole employee, did not sufficiently prove that his duties were primarily managerial despite the use of independent contractors.

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