sustained H-1B Case: Software Consulting

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
MATTER OF 1-T-P-LTD. 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
DATE: SEPT. 16, 2019 
APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA SERVICE CENTER DECISION 
PETITION: FORM 1-129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER 
The Petitioner, a software consulting service, seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary as a "senior 
security architect" under the H-lB nonimmigrant classification for specialty occupations. See 
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act) section101(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 Beneficiary is 
not qualified to perform the duties of the proffered position. 
On appeal, the Petitioner submits new evidence and asserts that the Director erred in her decision. 
Upon de nova review, we will sustain the appeal. 
Based on the new evidence submitted on appeal, we conclude that the Petitioner has demonstrated 
eligibility under 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(D)(l). That is, the Petitioner has submitted sufficient 
evidence to demonstrate that the professors who provided evaluations of the Beneficiary's 
qualifications have the necessary authority to grant college-level credit for training and/or experience 
in the specialty, and that the university in which they are employed is accredited and has a program 
for granting such credit based on an individual's training and/or work experience. 
ORDER: The appeal is sustained. 
Cite as Matter of I-T-P- Ltd., ID# 6196872 (AAO Sept. 16, 2019)