dismissed L-1A Case: Retail
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner, a new office, failed to establish that it had been 'doing business' for the full one-year period required for an extension. While the AAO found the company was doing business at the time of filing, it had not documented any business activity for the first three months of the required period. The AAO also noted, as a separate issue, that the record was not persuasive in demonstrating the beneficiary would be employed in a qualifying managerial or executive capacity.
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