L-1B Dismissed — Information Technology (2005): did not establish the beneficiary would be employed in a

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary would be employed in a specialized knowledge capacity. The director initially denied the petition, stating the record did not show the beneficiary's knowledge was unusual for an applications software analyst/programmer. The petitioner argued on appeal that the beneficiary's knowledge of the company's proprietary software process was advanced and complex, but the AAO upheld the director's decision.

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