Sustained
EB-2
EB-2 Sustained — Medicine (2011): the AAO determined that the beneficiary's Bachelor of
Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO determined that the beneficiary's Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Pakistan is equivalent to a first professional degree in medicine (M.D.) in the United States. Since an M.D. is considered an advanced degree, the beneficiary met the educational requirements for the EB-2 classification, overturning the director's denial.
Criteria Discussed
Advanced Degree Requirement Foreign Degree Equivalency Bachelor'S Degree Plus Five Years Of Experience
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