Is MBA + Data Analyst = H1B Specialty Occupation? USCIS: No, Court: Yes H1b Data Analyst Specialty Occupation denial reversed by federal court. USCIS ignored expert opinion letter, similar jobs, O*Net, OOH references. F1 to H1B.   Aug 5, 2019: US District of Columbia federal court has asked USCIS to approve the H1B which was denied on the basis of Specialty Occupation. The case was filed by Subhasree Chatterjee, a Data Analyst working for LexisNexis, who is currently on F1 vi