dismissed EB-1C RFE Issued

General Manager / Associate Director

FaçAde Design And Detailing Company · India · 2023-11-14

Decision Date
2023-11-14
Location
Texas
This case is from a USCIS Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) appeal decision. Appeal cases represent a subset of petitions and may not reflect typical outcomes.

Framework Evaluation

0 of 5 criteria met
Managerial Capacity (Not Met)

The job description was found to be vague and failed to demonstrate that the Beneficiary would primarily engage in managerial duties rather than operational tasks.

Organizational Structure (Not Met)

The Petitioner did not prove the existence of a sufficient subordinate tier of professional or managerial staff to support a personnel manager role.

Why This Petition Was Denied

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the Beneficiary would be employed in a primarily managerial capacity in the U.S. The job description contained generalities that precluded a meaningful assessment of actual tasks, and there was insufficient evidence of a subordinate staff to relieve the Beneficiary from non-qualifying operational duties. Issues regarding the qualifying relationship and foreign employment capacity were reserved as the staffing issue was dispositive.

Request for Evidence (RFE)

Unsuccessfully Addressed

The RFE sought to resolve discrepancies in staffing levels and requested a more detailed description of the Beneficiary's actual daily tasks. The Petitioner provided payroll for a few U.S. staff and offshore Indian staff, but failed to show how they relieved the Beneficiary of non-managerial work.

RFE Targets
Managerial CapacityOrganizational Structure

Evidence

Evidence Types
Reference Letters Dependent
Evidence Submitted
  • Project Management (25%)
  • Client Requirements Management (25%)
  • Resource Management (25%)
  • Operations Management (25%)
  • Organizational chart showing U.S. and India staff
  • Payroll records for U.S. project coordinators
  • Performance reviews and leave letters executed by the Beneficiary

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Outcome dismissed
RFE Issued
Criteria Met 0 / 5
Evidence Types 1

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Total Cases 89
Success Rate 15.7%
Sustained 14
Dismissed 47

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