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

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary would be employed in a capacity involving specialized knowledge. Although the petitioner claimed the beneficiary possessed specialized knowledge of its proprietary software development processes (SEI-CMM Level 5), it did not provide sufficient evidence to prove this knowledge was uncommon, noteworthy, distinguished by an unusual quality, or could not be easily transferred to another individual.

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