Engineers’ General Job Descriptions Not Enough for H-1B Approval

A staffing company’s vague job descriptions for H-1B workers it intended to place as engineers at Ford and Fiat Chrysler weren’t enough to overcome the denial of the workers’ visas, a federal judge in Michigan ruled.

To qualify for an H-1B visa, the job must require a bachelor’s degree in a specific specialty and require “theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge,” Judge Laurie J. Michelson of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan said Oct 22.

Although Altair ProductDesign Inc. provided “written lists of some general duties” the workers would be performing, ...