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DismissedEB-2 · Appeal

Director of 1 clinical research

Other / unclear · decided 2017-12-05 · TSC · DEC052017_02B5203

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  • Step 0Eligible for EB-2Not decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 1Merit and national importanceNot decided

    No finding on this in the appeals office's own words.

  • Prong 2Well positioned to advance itNot decided

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  • Prong 3Worth waiving the job offerNot decided

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The decision in brief

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Summary sentence

The Director concluded that the Petitioner did not establish the Beneficiary's possession of a degree in the field of study required for the offered position. See in text

What the AAO decided

  • As such, we will dismiss the appeal as abandoned pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § l03.2(b)(13)(i). See in text
  • Moreover, because the Petitioner did not submit the required evidence. the Beneficiary is ineligible for immigrant classification as an advanced degree professionaL As the Petitioner did not respond to our NOID. it abandoned its appeaL ORDER: The appeal is summarily dismissed as abandoned pursuant to 8 C.F.R. ~ 103.2(b)(I 3). See in text
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    Decision header
    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services · MATTER OF S-A-M-. LLC · APPEAL OF TEXAS SERVICE CENTER DECISION · Non-Precedent Decision of the Administrative Appeals Office · DATE: DEC. 5. 2017 · PETITION: FORM I-140, IMMIGRANT PETITION FOR ALIEN WORKER

    The Petitioner, a medical practice and research clinic. seeks to employ the Beneficiary as director of clinical research. degree under the second-preference immigrant category. S'ee Immigration and Nationality Act section 203(b)(2)(A), 8 U.S.C. § 1153(b)(2)(A). This employment-based, "'EB-2" classification allows a U.S. business to sponsor a professional with a master's degree or a bachelor's degree followed by five years of experience for lawful permanent resident status.

    The Director of the Texas Service Center denied the petition. The Director concluded that the Petitioner did not establish the Beneficiary's possession of a degree in the field of study required for the offered position.

    On appeal, the Petitioner did not submit sufficient evidence to establish that the Beneficiary had the required education for the ofTered position. Further, in the course of reviewing the record. we identified four additional grounds of ineligibility. Accordingly. we issued a notice of intent to dismiss (NOID). In the NOID, we notified the Petitioner that. in addition to lacking sufficient evidence of the Beneficiary's education. the record also does not establish that: (1) the Beneficiary has the training required for the offered position, (2) the Beneficiary has the experience required for the otTered position. (3) the job opportunity was honafide. and (4) the Petitioner intends to employ the Beneficiary in the offered position. The NOlO specifically instructed the Petitioner to provide additional documentation to address the evidentiary deficiencies and discrepancies of record. The Petitioner did not respond to the NOlO.

    If a petitioner does not timely respond to a request for evidence or notice of intent to deny, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may summarily deny a petition as abandoned. deny it based on the record, or deny it on both grounds. 8 C.F.R. § 103.2(b)(l3)(i).

    Here, we mailed the NOID to the Petitioner on August 24. 2017. Our NOID specifically informed the Petitioner that ''[w]e may dismiss your case if we do not receive your response to this NOID The petition identifies the offered position as medical scientist. We will refer to the position as director of clinical research, however, as stated on the accompanying labor certification, approved by the lJ.S. Department of Labor (DOL). It requests his classification as a member of the professions holding an advanced p. 2 Matter ofS-A-M-, LLC within 33 days of the date on the cover letter. This time period includes three days added for service by maiL'' (Emphasis in original). To date, more than 95 days have lapsed. and we have not received a response from the Petitioner. As such, we will dismiss the appeal as abandoned pursuant to 8 C.F.R. § l03.2(b)(13)(i). Moreover, because the Petitioner did not submit the required evidence. the Beneficiary is ineligible for immigrant classification as an advanced degree professionaL As the Petitioner did not respond to our NOID. it abandoned its appeaL ORDER: The appeal is summarily dismissed as abandoned pursuant to 8 C.F.R. ~ 103.2(b)(I 3).

    Cite as Matter ofS-A-M-. LLC, ID# 012096 (AAO Dec. 5, 201 7)