L-1B Dismissed — Software Development (2007): the director denied the petition for failure to establish

Decision Summary

The director denied the petition for failure to establish that the beneficiary was employed abroad or would be employed in the U.S. in a specialized knowledge capacity. The AAO affirmed the director's decision, finding the petitioner did not prove that the beneficiary's knowledge of its client's systems or its own proprietary tools was sufficiently special or advanced beyond what a skilled programmer analyst in the field would possess.

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