remanded L-1A Case: Investment Research

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
In Re: 7407905 
Appeal of California Service Center Decision 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
Date : FEB. 6, 2020 
PETITION: Form I-129, Petition for L-lA Manager or Executive 
The Petitioner claims to be a provider of investment research and marketing services and data analytics 
solutions. It seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as its "Country Manager" under the L-lA 
nonimmigrant classification for intracompany transferees who are coming to be employed in the 
United States in a managerial or executive capacity. Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) 
section 101(a)(15)(L) , 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(L). 
The Director of the California Service Center revoked the approval of the petition after conducting a 
site visit, which led the Director to conclude that the Petitioner is not conducting business at the address 
of the site visit and that the Beneficiary's U.S. employment is in a managerial capacity. 
The matter is now before us on appeal. The Petitioner argues that the Director overlooked the fact 
that the Beneficiary's work location is in California, which is separate from the Petitioner's 
headquarters and place of business iq !Illinois. The Petitioner points out that this infonnation 
was disclosed at the time of filing the petition. 
Upon review, we find that the Director incorrectly relied on a site visit to the Beneficiary's home 
office, rather than the Petitioner's place of business, to conclude that the Petitioner was not doing 
business. Further, because the USCIS officer who conducted that visit was unable to make contact 
with the Beneficiary, the site visit also cannot serve as a basis for finding that the Beneficiary's 
employment in the United States is not in a managerial capacity. Therefore, we will withdraw the 
Director's decision and remand the matter for further consideration. 
ORDER: The decision of the Director is withdrawn. The matter is remanded for further 
proceedings consistent with the foregoing opinion and for the entry of a new decision.