L-1B Dismissed — Law (2024): did not establish a qualifying relationship with the

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish a qualifying relationship with the beneficiary's foreign employer. The AAO affirmed the director's denial, concluding that the foreign employer's minority ownership stake within a Swiss verein structure did not grant it the necessary de jure or de facto control over the U.S. entity to form a parent-subsidiary relationship.

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