dismissed
O-1B
dismissed O-1B Case: Music
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed as moot. While the director initially denied the petition for failing to provide an adequate itinerary of events, the AAO found that the beneficiary had subsequently obtained O-1 status through two other approved petitions, rendering a decision on the merits of this appeal unnecessary.
Criteria Discussed
Itinerary Mootness
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U.S.Department of Homeland Security U.S.CitizenshipandImmigraüonServices deletedto ^dm e^µreM8° ^^°)identihingda d 2"entclearlyunwarrante wa2 oc2onoao90 Vasionof personalprivacy U.S.Citizenship and Immigration PUBUC COPY services FILE: Office: CALIFORNIASERVICECENTER Date: FEB 0 2 2011 IN RE: Petitioner: Beneficiary: PETITION: Petitionfor a NonimmigrantWorkerPursuantto Section101(a)(15)(O)(i)of the ImmigrationandNationalityAct, 8 U.S.C.§ 1101(a)(15)(O)(i) ONBEHALFOFPETITIONER: INSTRUCTIONS: Enclosedpleasefind the decisionof the AdministrativeAppealsOffice in your case. All of the documents relatedto this matterhavebeenreturnedto theoffice thatoriginally decidedyourcase.Pleasebeadvisedthat anyfurther inquiry thatyoumight haveconcerningyourcasemustbemadeto thatoffice. If you believethe law was inappropriatelyappliedby us in reachingour decision,or you haveadditional informationthatyou wishto haveconsidered,you mayfile a motionto reconsideror a motionto reopen.The specific requirementsfor filing such a requestcan be found at 8 C.F.R. § 103.5. All motions must be submittedto theofficethatoriginallydecidedyourcaseby filing aFormI-290B,Noticeof Appealor Motion, with a fee of $630. Pleasebe aware that 8 C.F.R. § 103.5(a)(1)(i)requiresthat any motion must be filed within 30daysof thedecisionthatthemotionseeksto reconsideror reopen. Thankyou, PerryRhew Chief,AdministrativeAppealsOffice www.uscus.gov Page2 DISCUSSION: The Director,CaliforniaServiceCenter,deniedthenonimmigrantvisapetition. The matteris nowbeforetheAdministrativeAppealsOffice(AAO) onappeal.TheAAO will dismisstheappeal. The petitionerfiled this nonimmigrantpetition seekingto classify the beneficiarypursuantto section 10l(a)(15)(O)(i)of theImmigrationandNationalityAct (theAct), 8 U.S.C.§ 1101(a)(15)(O)(i),asanalien of extraordinaryability in the arts. The petitioner, an entertammentand distribution company,seeksto employthebeneficiaryasasingerfor aperiodof two years. ThedirectordeniedthepetitiononFebruary22,2010,concludingthatthepetitionerfailedto submitanadequate itineraryof proposedeventsin which the beneficiarywill perform,and thus failed to satisfythe regulatory requirementat8C.F.R.§214.2(o)(2)(ii)(D).ThepetitionerfiledatimelyappealonMarch22,2010. A reviewof U.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices(USCIS)recordsindicatesthatthebeneficiaryof this petitionhassincebeenthebeneficiaryof two approvedI-129nonimmigrantpetitionsgrantingthebeneficiaryO- 1statusfromJuly22,2010until November1,2011. Becausethebeneficiaryin theinstantpetitioncurrently holdstherequestedclassification,furtherpursuitof thematterathandismoot. ORDER: Theappealisdismissed.
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