MilTKBOFDx K I n VIS A PETITIO N Proceeding s

A-1175206 6 Approve dby Assistan t

Commissione

r December

SI , 195 9 firs t preference—Tailo r

(men**)—Employmen

t a s altere r

of ready-to-wea r clothing
. Beneficiar y wh o ha s qualification s o f "skille dtailor " l aentitle dt o first pref

erenc e quot astatu s when hf aprospectiv e employmen t i n th e Unite dState s wil l b e a s a n altere r

o f ready-to-wea

r clothin g sinc e suc h employment wil l requir e hi mt o remak e practicall y ever y par t o f aman' s sui t

o r overcoat
. (Of
. Matte r tf B S > Inc. , 7 I
. & N
. Dec
. 428. ) BEFOR E TH E REGIONAL COMMISSIONE R Discussion : Th e beneficiar y i s a27-year-oldunmarrie dmale , a nativ e an dresident

o f Italy
. Th e petitione r

i s aretai l merchan t engage di n th e sal e o

f men' s clothing
. Th e men' s suit s an dcoat s sol dare receivedready-made fro mth e manufacturer

an deac h gar ment usuall y require s alteratio n t o fit th e custome

r who buy s it
. Thi s ma y involv e such alteratio n o f th e garment s a s resettin g th e shoulders , lowerin g th e coa t collar , lowerin g o r

makin g highe r

th e ris e o f trousers , removin g pleat s fromtrousers , o r recuttin g an d resewin g an

y par t o f asuit , a s wel

l a s makin g th e necessar

y meas urement s fo r

suc h alterations
. Th e petitio n was denie dby th e distric t directo r o n th e groun d tha t th e propose demploymen t o f th e beneficiar

y a s an altere r

o f ready-to-wea

r clothin g i s no t

on e whic h require s th e technica

l train

ing , specialize dexperience , o r exceptiona

l ability contemplate db y th e la w fo r first preferenc e statu s (sectio n 203(a ) o f th e Immigra

tio n an dNationality Act)
. Th e petitioner ha s appeale dfro

mthi s decision an dth e cas e i s her e for consideratio n o

f th e appeal , th e sol e issu e being , therefore , whethe r th e propose demploymen t re quire s atailo r

with * th e qualification s recite di n th e cas e under reference
. Th e evidenc e show s tha t

th e beneficiar

y i s askille dtailo r

an d tha t he i s employedi n tha t

craf t i n Italy , havin g bee

n atailor' s apprentic e fro m194

4 t o 1949 , havin g bee

n employedi n a

, wor k shop a s atailo r

fro m194 9 t o 1952 , an dsinc e 195 2 havin g operate dhi s ow n sho p a s atailor
. Thi s evidenc e i s considere dt o establis h th e 50 9beneficiary' s qualification s a s atailo r accordin g t o th e criteri are cite di n Matte r

o f B 8 , Inc. , TL4N
. Dec
. 428
. I t was state di n tha t

cas e tha t fo r th e beneficiar

y t o qualif

y h e mus t b e capabl e o

f performin g al l o

f th e operation s necessar y t o mak e aman' s sui t

o r outercoat
. I t

follow s a s anecessar

y conse quenc e tha t

th e proposedemploymen t of abeneficiar

y a s atailo r shoul drequir

e skil l o f thi s scop e an dkind.
. I t appear s fro

mth e evidenc e tha t

th e bemJiciar

y i n thi s cas e woul dbe require di n hi s propose demploymen t t o measur e acus tome r andt o recu t

andrese w any par t

o f asui t of aready-mad e garmen t t o fit th e measurement s o

f th e customer
. Th e petitione r alleges , i n effect

, tha t thi s require s th e sam

e skil l a s atailo r

a s fo r one require dt o perfor

mal l o f the
. operation s necessar

y t o mak e a man' s sui t

or outercoa t i n th e first

place
. Alterin g aready-mad e sui t o r outercoa t fo r on e custome r doe s no t o f cours e involv e atota l remakin g p

f th e garment , bu t

wher e one custome

r wil l requir e fo r alteration s th e remakin g of th e garmen t

i n one part , anothe r

cus tome r wil l i n th e sam

e circumstance s require th e remakin g o f th e garmen t i n another part
. O n thi s assumption , i t i s reasonabl e t o conced e tha t th e alteratio n tailo r

wil l b e require dove

r aperio do

f tim e an di n dealin g wit

h man y customer s t o measur

e fo r an dt o remake practicall y ever

y par t tha t goe s t o mak

e u p aman' s sui t o r outercoat , thu s havin g t o be capabl e i n such employmen t of per formin g al l o

f th e operation s necessar

y t o mak e aman' s sui t

o r outercoat
. I t

is , therefore , considere dtha t th e issu e befor

e us , tha t is , whether

th e proposedemploymen t i n thi s cas e require s atailo r capabl e o f performin g al l o

f th e operation s necessar

y t o make a man' s sui t

o r outercoat , mus t

b e decide di n favo r

o f th e appellan t an dan order

t o tha t effec t wil l be made
. Order ; I t i s ordere dtha t

th e appeal b e sustaine dan dtha t th e petitio n t o establis h first

preferenc e quot astatu s b e granted
.

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