EB-2 Sustained — Computer Science (2017): the Director denied the petition, finding the beneficiary

Decision Summary

The Director denied the petition, finding the beneficiary lacked the required five years of post-baccalaureate experience because the clock started on the diploma issuance date. The AAO sustained the appeal, concluding that the five-year experience period can begin upon the issuance of a provisional certificate, which demonstrated the beneficiary had completed all substantive degree requirements, rather than the later formal diploma date.

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