sustained H-1B Case: Supply Chain Management

U.S. Citizenship 
and Immigration 
Services 
In Re: 21157060 
Appeal of Vermont Service Center Decision 
Form 1-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker (H-lB) 
Non-Precedent Decision of the 
Administrative Appeals Office 
Date : MAR. 23, 2022 
The Petitioner seeks to temporarily employ the Beneficiary 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 Vermont Service Center denied the petition , concluding that the record did not 
establish that the proffered position is a specialty occupation. On appeal , the Petitioner submits a brief 
and asserts that the Director erred by denying the petition. In these proceedings, it is the Petitioner's 
burden to establish eligibility for the requested benefit by a preponderance of the evidence . Section 
291 of the Act; Matter ofChawathe, 25 l&N Dec. 369 , 375 (AAO 2010). We review the questions in 
this matter de nova. See Matter of Christa 's Inc., 26 I&N Dec. 537 , 537 n.2 (AAO 2015). Upon de 
nova review, we will sustain the appeal. 
The Petitioner has explained that that it would employ the Beneficiary within its "Global Specialty 
Distribution Supply Chain Team" practice group, and it has provided credible , detailed 
descriptions of the duties he would perform as part of his employment in that practice area. Working 
within its "Global Specialty! I Distribution Supply Chain Team," the Beneficiary will 
manage running a network of distribution centers that support over 100 stores and I I centers 
nationally. When reviewed within the context of the Petitioner's business operations, we find the 
evidence ofrecord sufficient to demonstrate that this Beneficiary's work would in fact involve a "body 
of highly specialized knowledge" attained through a precise and specific course of study that relates 
directly and closely to the proffered position. 
The evidence of record therefore establishes that the proffered position requires the theoretical and 
practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge , and the attainment of a bachelor's or 
higher degree in the specific specialty , or its equivalent. It qualifies for classification as a specialty 
occupation as the term is defined at section 214(i)(l) of the Act and 8 C.F.R. § 214 .2(h)(4)(ii) . It also 
establishes that the position is so complex or unique that it can only be performed by an individual 
with a bachelor's degree in a specific specialty, or the equivalent, and it therefore also satisfies 8 C.F.R. 
§ 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)(2). The record demonstrates that the Beneficiary possesses a U.S. master's 
degree in information technology and management, so he is qualified to perform the duties of this 
specialty occupation. 
ORDER: The appeal is sustained. 
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