dismissed O-1A Case: Business

(b)(6)
Date MAR 0 It. 2015 Office: CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER 
IN RE: Petitioner: 
Beneficiary: 
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service: 
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) 
20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., MS 2090 
Washington, DC 20529-2090 
U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
FILE: 
PETITION: Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker Pursuant to Section 101(a)(15)(0)(i) of the 
Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(0)(i) 
ON BEHALF OF PETITIONER: 
INSTRUCTIONS: 
Enclosed please find the decision of the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) in your case. 
This is a non-precedent decision. The AAO does not announce new constructions of law nor establish 
agency policy through non-precedent decisions. If you believe the AAO incorrectly applied current law 
or policy to your case or if you seek to present new facts for consideration, you may file a motion to 
reconsider or a motion to reopen, respectively. Any motion must be filed on a Notice of Appeal or 
Motion (Form I-290B) within 33 days of the date of this decision. Please review the Form I-290B 
instructions at http://www.uscis.gov/forms for the latest information on fee, filing location, and 
other requirements. See also 8 C.F.R. § 103.5. Do not file a motion directly with the AAO. 
Ron Rosenberg 
Chief, Administrative Appeals Office 
www. uscis.gov 
(b)(6)
NON-PRECEDENT DECISION 
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DISCUSSION: The Director, California Service Center, recommended denial of the nonimmigrant 
visa petition and certified her decision to the Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) for review 
pursuant to 8 C.P.R. § 103.4(a)(5). We will affirm the director's decision and deny the petition as 
moot. 
The petitioner, a California limited liability company, is a self-described business operations, 
investment and consulting company. It seeks to employ the beneficiary as its managing director for 
a period of three years. 
On November 23, 2009, the director recommended denial of the petition, concluding that the 
beneficiary, who is the sole member of the petitioning limited liability company, is "in effect, self­
petitioning" for 0-1 classification, and is prohibited from doing so by the regulation at 8 C.P.R. 
§ 214.2( o )(2)(i). The director certified her decision to us and advised the petitioner that it had 
30 days in which to submit a brief or other written statement to us. The petitioner has submitted a 
brief and additional evidence for our consideration. The petitioner asserts that "a petition filed by a 
U.S. company on behalf of a beneficiary is not a 'self-petition,"' as there is a clear distinction 
between the petitioner and the beneficiary. 
A review of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services records indicates that this beneficiary is also 
the beneficiary of an approved employment -based immigrant visa petition. The beneficiary 
adjusted status to that of a U.S. permanent resident as of April 28, 2014. Accordingly, while the 
petitioner has not withdrawn the petition in this proceeding, it would appear that the beneficiary is 
presently a legal permanent resident and the issues in this proceeding are moot. Therefore, the 
petition will be denied as moot. 
ORDER: The petition is denied as moot.