L-1B Sustained — Semiconductor Manufacturing (2010): the director denied the petition, concluding the

Decision Summary

The director denied the petition, concluding the beneficiary was merely a trainee and that the petitioner's assertions were unsupported. The AAO sustained the appeal, accepting the petitioner's argument that the beneficiary possesses specialized knowledge of proprietary manufacturing processes and is critical for transferring a new technology from the U.S. to a foreign facility.

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