dismissed L-1A Case: Retail

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preveat ckety umafianted 
hvasim Oppemmal privacy 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
20 Mass. Ave., N.W., Rm. A3000 
Washington, DC 20529 
U. S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
FILE: WAC 01 295 52054 Office: CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER Date: A~R 0 
IN RE: Petitioner: 
Beneficiary: 
PETITION: 
 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker Pursuant to Section 10 1 (a)(15)(L) of the Immigration 
and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. tj 1 10 1 (a)(15)(L) 
ON BEHALF OF BENEFICIARY: SELF-REPRESENTED 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
This is the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. All documents have been returned to 
the office that originally decided your case. Any further inquiry must be made to that office. 
Administrative Appeals Office 
WAC 01 295 52054 
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DISCUSSION: The Director, California Service Center, denied the petition for a nonimmigrant visa. The 
matter is now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The appeal will be rejected. 
The petitioner states that it operates retail general merchandise stores. It seeks to extend its authorization to 
employ the beneficiary temporarily in the United States as its executive general manager. The director denied 
the petition based on the conclusion that the petitioner failed to establish that (1) the beneficiary has been and 
will continue to be employed in a managerial or executive capacity; and (2) a qualifying relationship exists 
between the petitioner and the foreign entity. 
The claimed counsel for the petitioner, filed the I-290B in this matter. Although it was timely 
filed and accompanied by the required fee, the Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Representative (Form 
G-28) that was submitted for the record does not provide a basis for counsel to enter his appearance as an 
authorized representative of the petitioner. Specifically, while counsel claims on the Form G-28 that he is a 
member in good standing of the Supreme Court of Texas under state license number, a review 
of Texas Bar records shows that the number listed is assigned to another attorney practicing in Austin, Texas. 
Based on the foregoing, counsel has failed to demonstrate that he is authorized under 8 C.F.R. $ 292.1 to enter 
his appearance on behalf of the petitioner and file the present appeal.' 
Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations specifically prohibit the filing of an appeal by a person or 
entity not entitled to file it. 8 C.F.R. fj 103.3(a)(2)(v)(A)(I). As counsel is not an authorized representative, 
counsel is not authorized to file an appeal, and it must therefore be rejected as improperly filed. 8 C.F.R. $ 
103.3(a)(2)(v)(A)(I); 8 C.F.R. fj 103.3(a)(Z)(v)(A)(2)(i). 
As the appeal was not properly filed, it will be rejected. 8 C.F.R. $ 103.3(a)(2)(v)(A)(l). 
ORDER: The appeal is rejected. 
' Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. $ 292.4(a), Bar Counsel for CIS sent a letter to 
 at his three addresses of 
record in Arizona on July 26,2007, requesting that he submit evidence of his admission to practice law within 
ten business days. As of the date of this decision, no response has been received.