Dismissed
H-1B
H-1B Dismissed — Software Development (2006): did not establish the beneficiary was qualified for the
Decision Summary
The appeal was dismissed because the petitioner failed to demonstrate that the beneficiary was qualified for the specialty occupation of a programmer analyst. The beneficiary's bachelor's degree was in civil engineering, an unrelated field, and the petitioner did not provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate the beneficiary's education and experience were equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a relevant field like computer science.
Criteria Discussed
Beneficiary'S Educational Qualifications Foreign Degree Equivalency Work Experience Equivalency To A Degree 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(H)(4)(Iii)(C) 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(H)(4)(Iii)(D)
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