sustained H-1B Case: Accounting
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Decision Summary
The appeal was sustained because the AAO determined the proposed 'operations accountant' position was a specialty occupation. The director initially denied the petition, believing the duties were more aligned with a bookkeeper and that the petitioner's pharmacy was not complex enough. However, the AAO found that the position's tax-related and auditing responsibilities, especially within a highly regulated industry with complex Medicare/Medicaid billing, were sufficiently complex to require a bachelor's degree in accounting.
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