dismissed O-2 Case: Culinary Arts
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Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary, a restaurant general manager, would be providing essential support integral to the performance of the principal O-1 alien chef. The director concluded that the beneficiary's role supported the restaurant in general rather than the specific artistic performance of the chef, and that a critical prior working relationship was not sufficiently established.
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