Category: H-1B

Overcoming H-1B Challenges for Highly Educated Beneficiaries: How Specialized Graduate Studies Can Strengthen Your Case

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By: Maddie Carlson Challenges imposed on H-1B petitions can cause quite a headache, especially when a beneficiary is clearly overqualified to perform the responsibilities of their proffered role. While boasting higher-level graduate studies can be to the benefit of a beneficiary in many cases, the basic verbiage surrounding what they completed their studies in can sometimes be to their detriment. When it comes to fulfilling degree requirements for highly educated beneficiaries, Park has resources tailored to properly represent your client. With over 20,000 petitions being filed on behalf of beneficiaries with a Master’s degree or higher annually, proving your clients’ ability to fulfill the academic requirements of their offered job roles can become quite tricky. This is especially true ...

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Credential Evaluation Update: Equivalency Changes to Indian MCA Degrees

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By: Howard Borenstein In a 2020 development, India’s University Grants Commission approved a change in duration for the Indian Master of Computer Applications (MCA) degree— the MCA was shortened to a two-year program. This update is significant as students have now completed and are graduating from this new program. Formerly spanning three years of study, the program has transitioned to a two-year structure, starting with the class of 2020-21. The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) stated the decision was prompted by a decrease in enrollment of students coming from backgrounds not related to Computer Science, such as Physics, Mathematics, and Chemistry. When the program was first introduced in ...

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