8老师：USCIS 依据什么标准判定申请者在同一领域或相近领域工作。
- When making a determination if the new employment is the “same or similar” occupational classification in comparison to the employment in the initial I-140, adjudicators should consider the following factors:
A. Description of the job duties contained in the ETA 750A or the initial I-140 and the job duties of the new employment to determine if they are the “same or similar” occupational classification.
B. The DOT code and/or SOC code assigned to the initial I-140 employment for petitions that have a certified ETA 750A or consider what DOT and/or SOC code is appropriate for the position for an initial I-140 that did not require a certified ETA 750A. Then consider the DOT code and/or SOC code, whichever is appropriate for the new position to make a determination of “same or similar” occupational classification.
C. A substantial discrepancy between the previous and the new wage.
You can find SOC occupational codes here:
http://www.bls.gov/soc/soc_majo.htm
具体我的case: NIW RD:01/04/2012, 申请者领域molecular biologist.因family relocation, 在新城市找不到molecular biologist，7月4日(485递交180天)后， 如果找Biostatistician 或者medical research data analysis工作是否符合USCIS相似领域？
-I think so.
