H-1B Dismissed — Human Services (2024): did not establish the offered 'direct support professional'

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the offered 'direct support professional' position qualified as a specialty occupation. The AAO found that the petitioner's acceptance of a bachelor's degree from a wide and disparate range of fields, such as psychology, sociology, education, and other human services, was too broad to constitute a 'specific specialty' required by the statute.

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