Eligibility for EB2 with a 3 years Bachelor's and MBA from India

[neerajc]

Hi,

 

I have a question regarding eligibility for EB2. 

 

I am working in the US on a H1-B. My firm is starting the green card process for me starting with the PERM process and is assessing whether I can file under EB2. There is some confusion on that due to my academics. Here is the situation:

 

- I obtained a 3 year Bachelor's degree in Science from IIT Kharagpur in India. I have the degree certificate and the transcript. 

- I did a 4th year as well towards a Master's in the same institute but didn't complete the 5th and don't have a Master's therefore. I do have a transcript showing the completion of 4th year. Not sure if this is relevant but thought I would mention it.

- I then did a MBA (post graduate diploma in management) from IIM Ahmedabad in India. 

 

The educational requirement for my role is a Bachelor's degree. 

 

My firm hired an external agency for academic evaluation and their feedback is that my bachelor's degree and master's diploma combined are equivalent to a 4 year bachelor's degree in the US. This however is applicable only for H1-B and not for EB2. For EB2, I need to have a 'single degree equivalency' (i.e. my Bachelor’s should yield a standalone equivalency to a US Bachelor’s or my Master’s should yield a standalone equivalency to a US Master’s) and therefore I am not eligible for EB2. 

 

Is this true?

 

Thank you so much for your response in advance! 

[ashuneel]

If the educational requirement for your role is a Bachelor's degree then it will be EB3. Your academic qualifications do not matter as minimum requirements for job are important.

[Ramya_K]

There are two points you have to focus 

 

1) Are you eligible to EB2 as per your education?

 

 

  

Ans)   Bachelor's degree in Science + MBA == USA Bachelor's degree .

 Generally for Eb2 category needs US degree + 5 years of relevant experience  

 

2)What is minimum educational requirement for your current job ?

   

 If you current job need Degree + minimum five years of experience then you can apply in EB2.