sustained H-1B Case: Computer Programming
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Decision Summary
The director denied the petition, finding the computer programmer position did not qualify as a specialty occupation. The AAO sustained the appeal because, while it agreed a bachelor's degree is not always the minimum for programmer roles, it found that the specific duties within the petitioner's large healthcare business were sufficiently specialized and complex, thus qualifying the position as a specialty occupation under the fourth criterion.
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