Sustained
L-1A
L-1A Sustained — Venue Management (2021): established the beneficiary was employed in a qualifying
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the petitioner successfully demonstrated that the beneficiary was employed in a qualifying managerial capacity with the foreign entity for the requisite one-year period. On appeal, the petitioner provided a detailed duty description, an organizational chart, and evidence of the beneficiary's authority over personnel, which sufficiently established that he primarily performed managerial tasks rather than operational ones.
Criteria Discussed
Managerial Capacity Of Foreign Employment One-Year Foreign Employment Supervision Of Managerial/Professional Staff Discretionary Decision-Making Authority Authority Over Personnel Actions
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