L-1A Dismissed — Rice Importation (2018): did not establish a qualifying relationship with the

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish a qualifying relationship with the beneficiary's foreign employer. The petitioner submitted multiple, contradictory versions of key corporate documents, including bylaws, tax returns, and stock certificates, which severely damaged its credibility. The attempt to blame these discrepancies on a former attorney was found to be an unsubstantiated assertion and did not resolve the material inconsistencies in the record.

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