在审核H-1B申请时,USCIS一般会根据Department of Labor’s Occupational
Handbook (DOL handbook) 来决定H-1B申请人的职位是否需要bachelor’s degree 的
学历。但在最近 Appeals Administrative Office (AAO) 对一些上诉的决定中可看出
,USCIS已经对有关方面的要求有所改变。在最近的一个上诉案例中(Matter of ____,
WAC 04 172 53199),AAO根据H-1B条例的第四条推翻的California Service Center的
决定。原条例内容为:
The fourth prong (8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A)(4)) states:
“The nature of the specific duties are so specialized and complex that
knowledge required to perform the duties is usually associated with the