| Foreign nationals can enter the US and work in a | | | | national, including master's degree, post-baccalaureate |
| number of fields, including architecture, modeling, | | | | diploma can be combined in case he/she has less than |
| medicine, engineering, and accounting, if they secure an | | | | a 4 year degree. Additionally, USCIS requires the |
| H-1B visa. H-1B visa also allows its beneficiaries to | | | | foreign national to be sponsored by a U.S. employer. |
| apply for their Green Card. | | | | The equivalency requirement can also be met by |
| If the foreign national has not completed his/her degree | | | | combining the foreign national's years of education with |
| in the US, he/she should get a credential evaluation | | | | the progressive work experience in the same field. |
| done to apply for an H-1B visa. The records of | | | | According to the regulations, three years of |
| completion of education by a foreign national in another | | | | progressive work experience makes up to one year |
| country can be converted to its US equivalency via | | | | of university study in the US. The foreign national can |
| the credential evaluation. | | | | obtain a credential evaluation with an evaluation from |
| An equivalency statement of the degree completed | | | | an officer who is authorized to grant college-level |
| by the foreign national, in addition to the details about | | | | credit for either training and/or experience at an |
| the institution where the degree has been completed is | | | | accredited college or university in the field that is |
| required by USCIS to process the credential evaluation. | | | | submitted. Credential evaluation can also be obtained |
| A foreign national who is applying for this temporary | | | | through the results of the accredited degree |
| non-immigrant visa, is required to have a 4-year | | | | equivalency examination. Authentic credentials |
| bachelor's degree from a recognized foreign university | | | | assessment service can also be relied upon to obtain |
| or college. The total years of education of the foreign | | | | the temporary non-immigrant visa. |