L-1B Dismissed — Information Technology (2017): did not establish the beneficiary was employed abroad in a

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary was employed abroad in a specialized knowledge capacity for the required continuous one-year period. The record showed the beneficiary only completed training on the claimed proprietary tool approximately 10 months before the petition was filed. The decision also questioned whether knowledge of the tool constituted 'specialized knowledge' under the legal standard.

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