Letter from USCIS - it is not the intent of the regulations that only a single-source foreign degree may satisfy the equivalent requirement.”

A former high-ranking USCIS officer, Mr. Hernandez has opinedthat “it is not the intent of the regulations that only a single-source foreign degree may satisfy the equivalent requirement.” But his position on this issue has largely been ignored by the Service Centers. See Exchange of Letters between Efren Hernandez III, Director, Business and Trade Services, INS Office of Adjudications, and Aaron Finkelstein, HQ Doc. No. 70/6.2.8 (Jan. 7, 2003), online here