L-1A Dismissed — Software Development (2020): did not establish the beneficiary would be employed in a

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary would be employed in a managerial capacity in the United States. Although the petitioner claimed the beneficiary would serve as a 'function manager,' it did not prove that the specific software feature to be managed was an 'essential function' core to the petitioner's overall organization, especially given the company's large size.

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