EB-2 Dismissed — Software Engineering (2012): did not establish did not possess the required advanced

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the beneficiary did not possess the required advanced degree or its equivalent. The director determined that the beneficiary's foreign educational credentials were not equivalent to a U.S. master's degree. The AAO upheld this, clarifying that for an advanced degree equivalency based on a bachelor's degree plus five years of experience, the beneficiary must first hold a single foreign degree that is equivalent to a U.S. four-year baccalaureate degree, which was not established in this case.

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