H-1B Dismissed — Finance: did not establish the proffered financial analyst position

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner, a clinical laboratory, failed to establish that the proffered financial analyst position qualified as a specialty occupation. Although the AAO disagreed with the director's reasoning that the petitioner's industry was not one that would employ a financial analyst, it ultimately found that the specific duties of the proposed job did not resemble those of a professional financial analyst. Consequently, the petitioner could not demonstrate that the position required the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor's degree in a specific specialty.

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