H-1B Sustained — Finance (2006): the director denied the petition, concluding that the

Decision Summary

The director denied the petition, concluding that the petitioner's small retail business was not sufficiently complex to require a professional budget analyst. The AAO sustained the appeal, finding that the petitioner had established the duties were specialized and complex enough to require a bachelor's degree, based on the job description, the company's sales figures, and its global sourcing of products, thereby qualifying the position as a specialty occupation.

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