dismissed L-1B Case: Juice Bar

MATTER OF J-A-T-J-USH- INC. 
APPEAL OF VERMONT SERVICE CENTER DECISION 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
DATE: JAN. 4, 2018 
PETITION: FORM I-129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER 
The Petitioner, a "juice bar," seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as its "Brand Builder" 
under the L-1 B nonimmigrant classification for intracompany transferees. See Immigration and 
Nationality Act section 101(a)(15)(L), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(L). The L-IB classification allows a 
corporation or other legal entity (including its affiliate or subsidiary) to transfer a qualifying foreign 
employee with "specialized knowledge" to work temporarily in the United States. 
The Director of the Vermont Service Center revoked the approval of the petition. The Petitioner 
then filed an appeal. In the course of reviewing the record, we determined that the record before us 
was incomplete. Specifically, we observed that seven of the exhibits that were referenced in the 
Petitioner's initial supporting statement were not actually present in the record before us. 
Accordingly, we issued a request for evidence (RFE) in which we listed and asked the Petitioner to 
provide a complete copy of each missing document. The Petitioner did not respond to the RFE. 
We may dismiss an appeal ifthe Petitioner does not respond to our request. The regulation provides, 
in pertinent part: 
If the petitioner or applicant fails to respond to a request for evidence or to a notice of 
intent to deny by the required date, the benefit request may be summarily denied as 
abandoned, denied based on the record, or denied for both reasons. 
8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(13)(i). Our RFE specifically informed the Petitioner that "we may dismiss your 
case if we do not receive your response to this RFE within 87 days of the date on the cover letter. 
This time period includes three days added for service by mail." (Emphasis in original). To date, 
more than 87 days have lapsed, and we have yet to receive a response from the Petitioner. We will 
dismiss the appeal as abandoned pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(13)(i). Moreover, because the 
Petitioner did not submit the required evidence, the Beneficiary is not eligible for classification as an 
L-1 B worker. 
ORDER: The appeal is summarily dismissed as abandoned pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(13). 
Cite as Matter of 1-A-T-J-USH- Inc., ID# 537314 (AAO Jan. 4, 2018)