dismissed
L-1B
dismissed L-1B Case: Software And Consulting
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed as moot. After the initial petition was denied, the petitioner filed a new Form I-129 petition for the same beneficiary, which was subsequently approved, granting the beneficiary L-1B status.
Criteria Discussed
Mootness
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(b)(6) MATTER OF D-, INC. APPEAL OF VERMONT SERVICE CENTER DECISION Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office DATE: OCT. 28, 2016 PETITION: FORM I-129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER The. Petitioner, a software and consulting company, seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as a senior consultant under the L-1 B nonimmigrant classification for intracompany transferees. See Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section 101(a)(15)(L), 8 U.S.C. ยง 110l(a)(15)(L). The Director, Vermont Service Center, denied the petition. The matter is now before us on ~ppeal. We will dismiss the appeal as moot. A review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) records indicates that, subsequent to the denial of the petition, the Petitioner filed a new Form I-129, Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker, on August 31, 2016 (Receipt #: US CIS approved the petition and granted the Beneficiary L-1 B status from September 7, 2016, through August 31, 2019. Because the Beneficiary of the instant petition has been approved for L-1 B employment with the Petitioner, further pursuit of the matter at hand is moot. ORDER: The appeal is dismissed. Cite as Matter ofD, Inc., ID# 64247 (AAO Oct. 28, 2016)
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