sustained H-1B Case: Fpga Engineering

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
In Re: 8161569 
Appeal of California Service Center Decision 
Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (H-lB) 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
Date : MAR. 13, 2020 
The Petitioner, a principal trading firm, seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as an "FPGA 
engineer" under the H-lB nonimmigrant classification for specialty occupations. See Immigration and 
Nationality Act (the Act) section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) , 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b). The H-lB 
program allows a U.S. employer to temporarily employ a qualified foreign worker in a position that 
requires both (a) the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge 
and (b) the attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in the specific specialty ( or its equivalent) as a 
minimum prerequisite for entry into the position . 
The Director of the California Service Center denied the petition , concluding that the Petitioner failed 
to establish that the proffered position is a specialty occupation. On appeal , the Petitioner submits 
additional evidence and contends that the petition should be approved. 
In these proceedings , it is the Petitioner's burden to establish eligibility for the requested benefit, and 
we follow the preponderance of the evidence standard as specified in Matt er of Chawath e, 25 I&N 
Dec. 369, 375-76 (AAO 2010). Based upon our de nova review, we conclude that the nature of the 
proffered position's specific duties is so specialized and complex that the knowledge required to perform 
them is usually associated with the attainment of a bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical 
engineering, or a related field. The record of proceedings therefore satisfies 8 C.F .R. § 214.2(h)( 4 )(iii)(A)( 4). 
The Petitioner has also established that the proffered position qualifies for classification as a specialty 
occupation as defined by section 214(i)(l) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1184(i)(l ), and 8 C.F.R. 
§ 214.2(h)(4)(ii). Further , the record also establishes that the Beneficiary is qualified to perform the 
duties of this specialty occupation. 
ORDER: The appeal is sustained.