L-1B Dismissed — Information Technology (2016): the Director denied the petition, concluding the petitioner

Decision Summary

The Director denied the petition, concluding the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary possesses the required 'specialized knowledge' for the L-1B classification. On appeal, the petitioner argued the beneficiary had unique knowledge of customizing a proprietary software tool for a U.S. client, but the AAO found this was not sufficiently demonstrated and dismissed the appeal.

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