sustained H-1B Case: Information Technology

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
In Re: 8721183 
Appeal of California Service Center Decision 
Form 1-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (H-lB) 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
Date : WL Y 21 , 2020 
The Petitioner , an information technology service company , seeks to temporarily employ the 
Beneficiary as a "network and computer systems administrator " under the H-lB nonimmigrant 
classification for specialty occupations. Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section 
101(a)(l5)(H)(i)(b), 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(l5)(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 did 
not establish that the proffered position qualifies as a specialty occupation . On appeal, the Petitioner 
submits a brief and asserts that the Director erred in denying the petition. 
In these proceeding s, 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 Matter of Chawathe, 25 l&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 a specific specialty, or the equivalent. 
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 the proffered position . 
ORDER: The appeal is sustained.