L-1B Dismissed — Computer Consulting (2005): the director denied the petition, concluding the petitioner

Decision Summary

The director denied the petition, concluding the petitioner had not demonstrated that the beneficiary would be employed in a specialized knowledge capacity, as the duties appeared to be those of a regular software analyst. The AAO dismissed the appeal, concurring that the petitioner failed to prove the beneficiary's knowledge of the company's processes and methodologies was sufficiently advanced or special to qualify as specialized knowledge under the statute.

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