Interim Decision #2059 

MATTER OF RAULIN 

In Visa Petition Proceedings 

NYC—N-30444 

Decided by Regional Commissioner October 1, 1970 

Beneficiary, who, during her employment for the past 2 years as Executive 

Secretary to the Vice President of a Paris subsidiary of the petitioner, 

maintained liaison with high government officials and presidents of companies doing business with the petitioning company, possesses "specialized 

knowledge" which qualifies her for classification as a nonimmigrant intracompany transferee under section 101 (a) (15) (L) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act, as amended. 

This matter is before the Regional Commissioner on appeal 

from the decision of the District Director. 

The petitioner is engaged in the manufacture, sale, distribution, 

utilization, maintenance and repair of electrical equipment of many 

types throughout the world. Among the types of electrical equipment manufactured and sold in international trade are computer 

appliance products and systems. The prospective beneficiary has 

Seen the Executive Secretary to Mr. A. E. Peltosalo, Vice Presi3ent, International Information Systems Division, General Electric 

L'ompany and was located in Paris where the General Electric 

-,'ompany through thirty subsidiary organizations merchandised 

is products in international trade. The duties of the prospective 

)eneficiary in her employment in Paris required that she maintain 

iaison with high government officials and the presidents of corn-

)anies who are the customers of the General Electric Company 

n a great many locations. She also provided, through consultations 

with Mr. Peltosalo, information concerning protocol matters with 

'oreign customers; implementation for his decisions through 

nemorandum; status reports on activities of his office ; inclepend-

.nt communication with customers and government officials to 

•esolve problems and to develop information for him; supervision 

'or the Vice President's office and she also responded to correspondlice and inquiries which did not require his attention. 

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Interim Decision #2059 

By a recent agreement between the General Electric Company 

and Honeywell, Inc., the General Electric Company sold, effective 

October 1, 1970, its subsidiary to which the prospective beneficiary 

has been assigned during the past two years. The General Electric 

Company, however, retained portions of the business activities and 

operations formally conducted by its Paris subsidiaries and in an 

announcement on September 24, 1970 advised that it intended to 

expand internationally its Information Processing Network Service which is now being developed in the United States. The many 

complicated international problems associated with these transitions are under the direct responsibility of Mr. H. W. Paige for 

whom the services of the beneficiary are desired. Prior to this time, 

such specialized knowledge as the beneficiary possesses was available through the General Electric Company's Paris subsidiary. 

Since this arrangement will no longer exist, it is essential to provide this same competence during the transition period by having 

the beneficiary work directly in support of the senior executive. 

The duties of the prospective beneficiary in the position identified in this petition, for which she will be paid an annual salary 

of $11,000, will require her involvement and participation in 

the actual transfer of the Information Systems which are the subject of this agreement between the General Electric Company and 

Honeywell, Inc. It is estimated that this activity may extend over 

a period of up to three years. The continued operations and corporate technological resources activities of the remaining domestic and international information systems will be the second field 

of activity in which the prospective beneficiary will be of service 

to the senior Vice President. She will, from the knowledge and experience acquired from her prior employment in th international 

activities of her Paris employer, provide background knowledge 

and liaison information to the new Vice President in the areas of 

activity in which he is not familiar. She will also perform many 

of the activities which she previously conducted from her former 

Paris employer. 

From all of the evidence on record including that submitted in 

connection with the appeal, it is concluded that the beneficiary 

possesses specialized knowledge which establishes her eligibility 

for the status requested by the petitioner. 

it is ordered that this appeal be and the same is hereby sustained. 

It is further ordered that this petition be and the same is 

hereby approved. 

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