L-1B Dismissed — Software Development: did not establish the beneficiary had been employed abroad

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary had been employed abroad in a specialized knowledge capacity for the required one-year period. The petitioner's assertions did not sufficiently distinguish the beneficiary's knowledge of proprietary systems from the general knowledge common to skilled professionals in the software industry.

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