L-1A Dismissed — Jewelry (2006): the petitioner failed to respond to the Notice of Intent to

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to respond to the Notice of Intent to Revoke, which was issued after an overseas investigation concluded that the claimed foreign business did not operate. Because the petitioner did not provide a timely rebuttal, the AAO declined to consider new evidence submitted on appeal. The AAO also noted additional substantive failures, including insufficient evidence that the new U.S. office would support a managerial position or that the beneficiary was employed in a managerial capacity abroad.

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