H-1B Dismissed — Computer Science (2008): the beneficiary was not qualified to perform the duties of

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the beneficiary was not qualified to perform the duties of the specialty occupation. The beneficiary's foreign degrees in commerce were not in a field directly related to the proposed position of applications systems analyst. The petitioner also failed to establish that the beneficiary's education and work experience were equivalent to a U.S. baccalaureate degree in a relevant field, as the submitted expert evaluation relied on work experience that was not substantiated by independent documentary evidence.

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