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dismissed
L-1B
Manufacturing
The appeal was summarily dismissed on procedural grounds. The petitioner failed to identify any specific erroneous conclusion of law or stat...
Beneficiary'S Qualifications Specialized Knowledge Of Foreign Role Specialized Knowledge Of U.S. Role Procedural Grounds For Summary Dismissal
dismissed
L-1B
Plastics Manufacturing
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary's knowledge was specialized, meaning it was not s...
Specialized Knowledge 'Special' Knowledge 'Advanced' Knowledge One Year Of Qualifying Employment Abroad
dismissed
L-1B
Folk Art Import
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish a qualifying relationship with the beneficiary's foreign employer. The e...
Qualifying Relationship Specialized Knowledge (Abroad) Specialized Knowledge (Us)
dismissed
L-1B
Aviation
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary possesses the required 'specialized knowledge.' The...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge Qualifying Relationship
sustained
L-1B
Automotive
The appeal was sustained because the Director applied the incorrect legal standard. The Director improperly compared the beneficiary's knowl...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Of Company Product Advanced Level Of Knowledge Of Processes And Procedures Beneficiary'S Qualifications
sustained
L-1B
Marketing Technology
The appeal was sustained because the petitioner successfully demonstrated that the beneficiary possesses specialized knowledge. This was evi...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Of Company Product Advanced Knowledge Of Processes And Procedures
dismissed
L-1B
Information Technology
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary possessed the required specialized knowledge. The p...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge
dismissed
L-1B
Freight Forwarding
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary had one continuous year of full-time employment abr...
One Continuous Year Of Employment Abroad
dismissed
L-1B
Aviation Maintenance
The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to establish that the Beneficiary possessed the required 'specialized knowledge'. The...
Specialized Knowledge Employment Abroad In A Specialized Knowledge Capacity Employment In The U.S. In A Specialized Knowledge Capacity L-1 Visa Reform Act (Labor For Hire)
dismissed
L-1B
Information Technology
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary possesses specialized knowledge. The petitioner mad...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Of Company Product Advanced Knowledge Of Company Processes
dismissed
L-1B
Information Technology
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to prove that the beneficiary possesses the required specialized knowledge. The Direc...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge Qualifying Employment Abroad
dismissed
L-1B
Aviation Maintenance
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary possesses specialized knowledge specific to its org...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge One Year Of Prior Employment
remanded
L-1B
Software Development
The appeal was remanded because the Director's denial contained significant factual and procedural errors. The Director improperly relied on...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge Employment Abroad In A Qualifying Capacity Employment In The U.S. In A Specialized Knowledge Capacity
remanded
L-1B
Tire Mold Manufacturing
The appeal was remanded because the Director did not sufficiently consider new evidence submitted on appeal or the petitioner's claim that t...
Specialized Knowledge Advanced Knowledge Employment Abroad In A Qualifying Capacity Qualifications For The Position
dismissed
L-1B
Law
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish a qualifying relationship with the beneficiary's foreign employer. The A...
Qualifying Relationship Parent-Subsidiary Relationship Ownership And Control De Facto Control Swiss Verein Structure
dismissed
L-1B
Marble Construction
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish it was 'doing business' in the United States. The Director and AAO found...
Doing Business
remanded
L-1B
Software Development
The appeal was remanded because the Director applied an incorrect legal standard. The Director improperly focused on whether the Beneficiary...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge Beneficiary'S Qualifications
sustained
L-1B
Engineering And Construction
The appeal was sustained because the AAO found the Director erred in concluding the beneficiary lacked the required one year of employment i...
Specialized Knowledge One Year Of Qualifying Employment Abroad Proposed Position Requires Specialized Knowledge Off-Site Placement (L-1 Visa Reform Act)
dismissed
L-1B
Marketing And Consulting
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary was employed abroad in a specialized knowledge capa...
Specialized Knowledge One Year Of Qualifying Employment Abroad Qualifying Relationship
dismissed
L-1B
Engineering
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary met the one-year continuous foreign employment requ...
One-Year Foreign Employment
dismissed
L-1B
Manufacturing
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary was employed abroad in a capacity involving special...
Specialized Knowledge Foreign Employment In A Specialized Knowledge Capacity Advanced Knowledge
dismissed
L-1B
Media News Rating
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary's proposed position in the U.S. involves specialize...
Specialized Knowledge Qualifying Relationship One Year Continuous Employment Abroad
dismissed
L-1B
Industrial Automation
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary possesses specialized knowledge. The petitioner d...
Specialized Knowledge Special Knowledge Advanced Knowledge Qualifying Employment Abroad Proposed Employment In A Specialized Knowledge Capacity
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