How Do I Know if I Need a Credential Evaluation?
Guess what next week is? April First! That means you’ve got a week to finish getting your H-1B petition together and submitted to the USCIS. If last year was any indication of what’s to come next week,...
View Article3 H-1B Details to Remember This Week
Don’t send in your H-1B petition without double-checking the details. You only get this one opportunity to prove to the USCIS that you deserve your visa for the fiscal year of 2016. It’s taken a lot of...
View ArticleDon’t Panic, April First is Tomorrow
If you’ll be filing an H-1B petition for the fiscal year of 2016, you’re probably well aware that April First is tomorrow, and I’m not talking about April Fool’s Day. If this year is anything like...
View ArticleApril Fools! It’s Not Too Late to File Your H-1B Petition
It’s not too late to get your H-1B petition filed in time to get into the lottery. The USCIS is required to continue to accept petitions for five days before closing for the year, so you’ve still got a...
View ArticleMake the Most of Your RFE Response
So submitted your H-1B petition the first week of April, you made it through the lottery, the USCIS has reviewed your petition and sent an RFE. What do you do now? First off, don’t panic! This means...
View ArticleAddressing the Education RFE
In the past few years, RFE’s issued for education situations have become increasingly common. While almost 25% of all H-1B petitions are now met with RFE responses, a big chunk of those pertain to lack...
View ArticleDegree Mill Empire Busted and What it Means for Your Business
The New York Times recently ran an article exposing the degree mill empire. These are companies that sell fraudulent college degrees to patrons. Axact, a Pakistani company with over 2,000 and a highly...
View ArticleGive ALL the Evidence before the USCIS Has to Ask
Just less than a decade ago, we were seeing about 4% of all H1B petitions submitted met with Requests for Evidence (RFE’s). Now, one in every four petitions submitted gets an RFE response. What...
View ArticleLong-Term Reasons to Pursue H1B Visa Status
The H1B visa is already one of the most popular visas, and demand continues to grow. Even though competition for these visas is fierce, it’s worth pursuing if you have long-term career goals in the...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips for Finding a Reliable Credential Evaluation Agency
Petitioning for an H1b visa with an advanced degree from somewhere outside of the United States? You’re going to need submit a detailed evaluation of your degree along with your transcripts. This...
View ArticleWho is to Blame for Your H1B RFE?
As foreign credential evaluators who specialize in handling RFEs and denials, we are constantly evaluating USCIS policy and trends. Just like last year and the year before, this year we have seen more...
View ArticleCase Study: H1B Nightmare RFE – APPROVED
Back in 2013, we received word from the attorney of our client that their RFE has been successfully answered and their visa approved. This was particularly great information because our client received...
View ArticleCase Study: 3-Year Bachelor Degree Denial Overturned!
We recently helped a client with a three-year bachelor’s degree, plus a two-year master’s degree and over ten years of work experience in the field get their visa Denial overturned. The PERM required...
View ArticleCase Study: EB2 RFE for Education Not Matching PERM Requirement – APPROVED
In the past five to six years, the USCIS has tightened its standards surrounding what academically qualifies an EB2 applicant for his or her specialty occupation. This has caused an outbreak of RFE’s...
View ArticleWho is to Blame for Your RFE?
Just like last year and the year before, this year we have seen more RFE’s than we ever have in the past. When CIS issues an RFE, a lot of concern and angst arise. A lot is at stake with Visa approval...
View ArticleDon’t Wait for that Education RFE
Up until just recently, candidates filed a foreign credential evaluation along with their initial H1B petition every time. That was until the lottery. With only 65,000 annual H1B Visas available and...
View ArticleChallenges and Benefits of Hiring H1B Employees to Your Start-Up Staff
The IT industry is growing faster than highly skilled US-born workers can fill all of the new jobs, and the vast majority of H1b visa holders come to the United States every year to fill these...
View Article3 More Reasons to Get Your H1B Visa
For many reasons, the H1B visa is one of the most popular work visas for people coming to work in the United States. To qualify for this visa, an applicant must be hired for a job requiring a...
View Article3 Reasons Why Your Client or Employee Got an RFE and How to Deal With It
Today, around 25% of all H1B applications are met with RFE responses. Since immigration is a hot topic in the political sphere, statutes surrounding the details of what qualifies individuals to come...
View Article3 Reasons Why You Didn’t Steal Anyone’s Job
If you are a non-US citizen working in the United States, you are likely to accused of job stealing at some point during your stay here. This goes double for H-1B workers, who are highly skilled non-US...
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