dismissed O-1B Case: Content Creator

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
InRe : 21841549 
Appeal of California Service Center Decision 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
Date: AUG. 30, 2022 
Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (Extraordinary Ability- 0) 
The Petitioner, an agent, seeks to represent the Beneficiary during his temporary employment in the 
United States as a content creator. To do so, the Petitioner seeks to classify the Beneficiary as an 
0-1 nonimmigrant, a visa classification available to individuals who can demonstrate their 
extraordinary ability through sustained national or international acclaim and whose achievements have 
been recognized in the field through extensive documentation . See Immigration and Nationality Act 
(INA) section 101(a)(15)(O)(i), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(O)(i) . 
The Director of the California Service Center denied the petition on several bases, concluding that the 
Petitioner had not satisfied any of the six initial evidentiary criteria, of which she must meet at least 
three, pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 214 .2(o)(3)(iv)(B)(l)-(6); had not provided the required consultation 
pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § 214.2( o )(5)(ii)(A); had not sufficiently explained the nature of the events or 
activities and the beginning and ending dates for the events or activities, as required at 8 C .F.R. 
§ 214.2( o )(2)(ii)(C); and had not complied with the requirement that she submit copies of contracts 
between the Beneficiary and his actual employers as required at 8 C.F.R. § 214.2( o )(2)(iv)(E)(2). In 
these proceedings, it is the Petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the requested benefit. See 
Section 291 of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1361. As set forth below, we will reject the appeal. 
The record reflects that the Petitioner did not provide a valid signature on the Form I-290B. Instead, 
the signature appears to have been created by auto pen. In order to maintain the integrity of the 
immigration benefit system and validate the identity of benefit requestors, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (USCIS) requires a valid signature on certain documents filed with the agency. 
See 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(a)(2); see also 1 USCIS Policy ManualB.2(A), https://www.uscis.gov /policy­
manual (incorporating former USCIS Policy Memorandum PM-602-0134.1, Signatures on Paper 
Applications, Petitions, Requests , and Other Documents Filed with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 
Services (Feb. 15, 2018)). 
Unless specifically authorized in the regulations, policy manual or form instructions, the applicant 
must personally sign his or her own request before filing it with USCIS. 1 An acceptable signature on 
1 See 1 USCJS Policy Manual , supra, at B.2(A) . In addition, the instructions for Form I-290B state that "[e]very form 
MUST contain the signature of the applicant or petitioner ( or parent, lega 1 guardian, or au th01ized signatory, if applicable). 
a benefit request that is being filed with USCIS is one that is either handwritten or, for benefit requests 
filed electronically as permitted by the instructions to the form, in electronic format. 2 USCIS does not 
accept signatures created by a typewriter, word processor, stamp, auto-pen, or similar device. 3 USCIS 
rejects any benefit request with an improper signature and returns it to the requestor. 4 If USCIS 
accepts a request for adjudication and later determines that it has a deficient signature, USCIS will 
deny the request. Here, the Petitioner did not comply with the regulation at 8 C.F.R. § 103 .2(a)(2), as 
she did not provide a valid signature on the Form I-290B. Accordingly, we will reject the appeal as 
improperly filed. 
ORDER: The appeal is rejected. 
A stamped or typewritten name in place of a signature is not acceptable." See https://www.uscis.gov/i-290b (last visited 
August 30, 2022). 
2 8 C.F.R. § 1032(a)(2);scc also 1 USCIS Policy Manual,supra, at B.2(B) (providing that "a signature is valid even if the 
original signature on the document is photocopied, scanned, faxed, or similarly reproduced. Regardless of how it is 
transmitted to USCTS, the copy must be of an original document containing an original handwritten signature, unless 
othe1wise specified.") 
3 Sec 1 USCIS PolicyManual,supra, atB.2(A). 
4 8 C.F.R. § 103 .2(a)(7). 
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