L-1B Dismissed — Information Technology: did not establish the beneficiary had completed the

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary had completed the required one continuous year of full-time employment abroad with a qualifying organization prior to the filing of the petition. The beneficiary had only been employed by the foreign entity for approximately eight months when the petition was filed. The petitioner's argument that the one-year requirement could be met after filing but before admission to the U.S. was rejected.

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