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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Rm. 3000
Washington, DC 20529
u.s.Citizenship
and Immigration
Services
File: LIN 03 038 53303
IN RE: Petitioner:
Beneficiary:
Office: NEBRASKA SERVICE CENTER Date: DEC 2 6 2007
Petition: . Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker Pursuant to Section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration
and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(L)
IN BEHALF OF PETITIONER:
INSTRUCTIONS:
This is the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office in your case. All documents have been returned to
the office that originally decided your case. Any further inquiry must be made to that office.
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Robert ~a;m~Chief
Administrative Appeals Office
www.uscis.gov
LIN 03 038 53303
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DISCUSSION: The Director, Nebraska Service Center, denied the petition for a nonimmigrant visa. The
matter is now before the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) on appeal. The AAO will dismiss the appeal.
The petitioner filed this nonimmigrant visa petition seeking to extend the employment of the beneficiary in
the position of applications software analyst/programmer as an L-IB nonimmigrant intracompany transferee
having specialized knowledge pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(L) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (the
Act), 8 U.S.c. § 1101(a)(l5)(L). The director denied the petition concluding that the petitioner did not
establish that the beneficiary has specialized knowledge.
The petitioner filed an appeal. The director declined to treat the appeal as a motion and forwarded the appeal
to the AAO for review.
A review of Citizenship and Immigration Services records indicates that this beneficiary was also the beneficiary
of an approved L-lB nonimmigrant petition filed by the same petitioner, valid from January 30, 2003 until
January 29, 2006 (EAC 03 086 53434). While the petitioner has not withdrawn the appeal in this proceeding, it
would appear that the beneficiary was either in L-l B status during the period of validity requested in the instant
petition or was able to apply for the appropriate visa abroad, and the issues in this proceeding are moot.
Therefore, this appeal is dismissed.
ORDER: The appeal is dismissed as moot.