H-1B Dismissed — Software Consulting: did not establish the beneficiary was qualified for the

Decision Summary

The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to establish that the beneficiary was qualified for the specialty occupation. The beneficiary's degree in civil engineering was not in a field related to the proposed programmer-analyst position. The credentials evaluation combining the beneficiary's education and work experience was deemed unpersuasive because the evaluator was not shown to have the authority to grant college-level credit for work experience.

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