dismissed
L-1A
dismissed L-1A Case: Retail
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary had one continuous year of full-time employment abroad with a qualifying organization within the three years preceding the petition's filing. The beneficiary had not worked for the claimed foreign entity for over eight years, and the AAO rejected the petitioner's interpretation of the look-back period.
Criteria Discussed
One Year Of Continuous Foreign Employment Managerial Capacity (Abroad) Managerial Capacity (U.S.)
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