Sustained
EB-3
EB-3 Sustained โ Information Technology (2023): the Director improperly denied the petition by refusing to
Decision Summary
The Director improperly denied the petition by refusing to consider evidence of the Beneficiary's master's degree, misapplying case law. The AAO found that the master's degree was obtained well before the petition's priority date and therefore should have been considered. This degree, along with a professional evaluation, established the Beneficiary's educational qualifications for the software developer position.
Criteria Discussed
Educational Qualifications Foreign Degree Equivalency Priority Date Eligibility
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