L-1B Dismissed — Software Development (2007): did not establish the beneficiary's placement at a

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary's placement at a third-party worksite was not an impermissible arrangement to provide labor for hire. The director found, and the AAO agreed, that the arrangement fell under the prohibitions of the L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2004, as the beneficiary would be stationed at an unaffiliated employer's site and did not possess specialized knowledge specific to the petitioner's own products or services.

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