5 Helpful Tips for Finding a Reliable Credential Evaluator
If your client or employee has a degree from outside of the United States, a credential evaluation is necessary to be successful in your H1b petition. However, many RFE’s are issued inquiring into the...
View ArticleALERT: Attorneys and Employers Be on the Lookout for False Translations
Unless their documents are already written in English degree is from the United States, all work Visa applicants must have their educational documents translated into English and evaluated for US...
View ArticleChange It Up: Your H-1B Transfer Option
Say you went through the process of getting your H-1b visa and moving to the United States to work only to find out your job isn’t the right fit for you. No problem! Once you have an H-1b visa, you can...
View ArticleH1b Question – Which job offer has the most RFEs in 2015?
The quick answer – Computer Systems Analyst. These RFEs are pouring in. While most of the H1b visas every year are for STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – jobs, the bulk of the RFE...
View ArticleHow badly does the US need a comprehensive immigration reform?
Consider this: the last time the US government made a massive overhaul to reform the immigration system was before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The world has changed drastically and the marketplace of...
View ArticleTurning Work Experience into College Credit: How does THAT work?
Highly skilled workers with advanced degrees are running into immigration troubles when applying for H1b visas. H1b visa status requires visa holders to have a US bachelor’s degree or higher, or its...
View ArticleThe H1B Nicknamed the Genius Visa H1B Visa Program Keeps US STEM Industries...
Theoretical physicist and bestselling author Dr. Michio Kaku has been and continues to be very candid about what is actually keeping the United States scientific establishment from collapsing: the H1B...
View ArticleTwo Myths About the Indian Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Debunked
Across the country, US master’s programs are throwing open their doors to students from India. At least, in theory. While many of these colleges claim to welcome Indian students into their master’s...
View ArticleDo You Really Need a Lawyer for your Visa?
Abe Lincoln once said a man who represents himself in a legal proceeding has a fool for a lawyer. The same rings true for engaging the US immigration system. Dangers abound for employers and...
View ArticleThe Matter of Shah and Why it Should NOT Matter
Why did your client or employee get an education RFE? The three-year bachelor’s degree is one of the most common reasons well qualified and even over-qualified candidates receive an RFE instead of an...
View ArticleUsing Chartered Accountancy Certificate for EB2
Evaluating education across educational system structures from one country to the next is complex enough when just dealing with degrees. Another layer of complexity is added when evaluating...
View ArticleHow to Bridge the Fatal Gaps Between Your Degree and Your H1B Job
When evaluating a candidate for a job position that requires a specialized degree, employers will almost always consider a candidate with a degree in a related field qualified. Until about five or six...
View ArticleThe Top 3 Reasons for Education H1-B RFEs
Every year, we see more and more education RFEs on H1-B visas. In the recent past, maybe 4% tops of all H1-B petitions were met with RFE’s. Now, around 25% of all of these petitions are met with RFEs....
View ArticleIt’s Easier to Prevent an RFE than to Overturn One
The new year is right around the corner, which means the deadline for Visa petitions for the 2017 fiscal year is closer than you think. While a plan has been proposed to increase the number of the much...
View ArticleIt’s Easier to Prevent an EB2 RFE than to Overturn One
With only 40,040 annual EB2 Visas available and more and more candidates vying for them, you need to make sure USCIS gets your EB2 Visa petition. Alongside increased demand for these Visas for highly...
View ArticleWhat’s Standing Between Your Genius Client or Employee and Their Visa?
Hundreds of thousands of highly skilled workers in STEM industries are sought out every year to come work in the United States. The reason being these industries are expanding so quickly and the jobs...
View ArticleJob Description and the Degree Requirement: Is Your Candidate H-1B Qualified?
Whether you’re looking into hiring on a new employee under H-1B status, or taking on a current L-1 or TN employee as an H-1B employee for this next fiscal year, it’s time to get going. USCIS begins...
View ArticleHow to Optimize Time Sponsoring 2017 H1B Clients and Employees
Science, technology, engineering, and math industries are growing in the United States faster than the US workforce can handle. Silicon Valley is built on US companies bringing the brightest minds from...
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 ArticleWhy H1B RFEs Continue to Rise Every Year
The number of H1B petitions has significantly increased each year causing USCIS to have to close its doors to new petitions after just the mandatory five days they legally have to accept them....
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