Master's or higher degree in a specialty related to the intended employment

Master's or higher degree in a specialty related to the intended employment means a foreign academic degree from an institution which is accredited or recognized under the law of the country where the degree was obtained, and which is equivalent to a master's or higher degree issued by a U.S. academic institution. The equivalence to a U.S. academic degree cannot be established through experience or through demonstration of expertise in the academic field. "Specialty related to the intended employment," for purposes of this section, means that the academic degree is in a specialty which is generally accepted in the industry or occupation as an appropriate or necessary credential or skill for the person who undertakes the employment in question. A "specialty" which is not generally accepted as appropriate or necessary to the employment would not be considered to be sufficiently "related" to afford the H-1B nonimmigrant status as an "exempt H-1B nonimmigrant".