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60 months of progressive post-baccalaureate experience meeting labor certification requirements
Why AAO was not persuaded
The AAO found the experience letters established only about 54 months of experience involving Devkit and Linux, short of the 60 months required, and identified an unresolved start-date discrepancy that cast doubt on the U.S. employment letter.
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The AAO found the experience letters established only about 54 months of experience involving Devkit and Linux, short of the 60 months required, and identified an unresolved start-date discrepancy that cast doubt on the U.S. employment letter.
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The AAO disagreed, finding the transcripts and EDGE report show a 5-year program comparable to a U.S. bachelor's degree, and that the labor certification accepts a foreign equivalent degree.
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The AAO disagreed, finding the transcripts and EDGE report show a 5-year program comparable to a U.S. bachelor's degree, and that the labor certification accepts a foreign equivalent degree.
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original scientific or scholarly research contributions of major significance
Why AAO was not persuaded
Letters from the beneficiary's mentors/colleagues were vague and in two cases used identical language; the record lacked corroborating citations or independent evidence that the beneficiary's work had impacted the field at a level consistent with major significance.
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Letters from the beneficiary's mentors/colleagues were vague and in two cases used identical language; the record lacked corroborating citations or independent evidence that the beneficiary's work had impacted the field at a level consistent with major significance.
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DOL confirmed it had no substantive concerns about the addresses and would not revoke the labor certification. The petitioner sufficiently showed its headquarters was at the stated address, advertised in the relevant labor market, and its employees worked at various client sites nationwide, establishing the legitimacy of the job offer.
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DOL confirmed it had no substantive concerns about the addresses and would not revoke the labor certification. The petitioner sufficiently showed its headquarters was at the stated address, advertised in the relevant labor market, and its employees worked at various client sites nationwide, establishing the legitimacy of the job offer.
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Beneficiary possesses qualifying experience by priority date
Why AAO was not persuaded
Several employer letters failed to describe the beneficiary's actual job duties, preventing the AAO from determining whether he gained qualifying experience at those companies. Without those letters, only about 21 months of qualifying experience could be established, far less than the required 60 months.
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Several employer letters failed to describe the beneficiary's actual job duties, preventing the AAO from determining whether he gained qualifying experience at those companies. Without those letters, only about 21 months of qualifying experience could be established, far less than the required 60 months.
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