H1B RFE Survival Guide For FY 2019
For the first time in years, the number of H1B petitions filed for FY 2018 in April 2017 dropped. 199,000 petitions came in, down from 236,000 for FY 2017 in April 2016. However, this number still far...
View ArticleIs H1B the Right Filing for You? Find out NOW
April 1st is coming up fast, and it’s time to organize those H1B petitions. Before you begin the filing process, it’s important to know for certain that the candidate and the job meet H1B eligibility...
View ArticleH1B Alert: Don’t Submit the Right Evaluation for the Wrong Visa
If you or your client or employee has a degree from outside of the United States, or a degree that is generalized, incomplete, or doesn’t exactly match the specialty occupation, you need to submit a...
View ArticleThe Dreaded Specialty Occupation RFE – How Does USCIS Determine Occupation...
Going into the upcoming H1B season, it’s important to understand the approach CIS takes to determine visa eligibility. This will help you build a strong case for why your employee or client should get...
View ArticleAvoid That RFE! No Charge Analysis of Any Case
H-1B filing season is coming up fast. The prevalence of RFEs has been rising every year, and there are certain degrees and jobs that tend to attract them. There are also some very common, very...
View ArticleSpecialty Occupation RFE: How to Prevent the Toughest RFE of Last Season
Last year, CIS came down hard on computer programmers earning level 1 wages. The reasoning was that because some employers hire entry level programmers with only a US associate’s degree as a minimum...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know About the H-1B Cap
The H-1B visa is a visa of dual intent that allows foreign nationals to work specialty occupations in the US for three years with the option to extend to six years, and the option to leave when the job...
View ArticleCountdown to April 2nd: Your H-1B Last Minute Checklist
The H-1B visa is the most competitive US work visa and the H-1B cap for FY 2019 opens in just a few weeks. This year, USCIS opens its doors to H-1B petitions on Monday, April 2nd and is projected to...
View ArticleDoes Your H-1B Petition Need a Credential Evaluation? Find Out Fast!
USCIS opens its doors to H-1B petitions for FY 2019 on Monday April 2nd, which is just under two weeks away. We predict that the cap will be met by Friday April 6th, so get those petitions ready to...
View ArticleCountdown to April 2nd: Your H-1B Last Minute Checklist
The H-1B visa is the most competitive US work visa and the H-1B cap for FY 2019 opens in just a few weeks. This year, USCIS opens its doors to H-1B petitions on Monday, April 2nd and is projected to...
View ArticleSource & Sequence: Get Your EB2 Education Right
Every visa that leans heavily on education has different requirements, especially when it comes to equivalencies for education completed outside of the United States. The EB2 visa in particular is...
View ArticleAttention: H1B Filing Opens TODAY!!!
TODAY MONDAY APRIL 2nd filing season for H-1B visa petitions officially opens. USCIS will continue to accept petitions until the cap of 65,000 visas plus an additional 20,000 for candidates with...
View ArticleDegree Equivalency or False Translation? – Find Out Now!
When a beneficiary files for EB2 status with credentials from outside of the United States – especially if the transcripts are in a language other than English – educational documentation can get...
View ArticleRFE Magnets: 2 H-1B Jobs that Top the RFE Chart
Filing season has come and passed, and now it’s time to play the waiting game. Over the past few years, we saw a climb in RFE prevalence leading up to last years spike. That means, if you, or your...
View ArticleMismatched Education EB2 RFE – Triggers and Solutions
A common EB2 RFE that arrives in the mail instead of an approval is triggered when the beneficiary’s education is not an exact match for the job title on the PERM. Employers will hire workers who meet...
View ArticleCommon EB2 Education RFEs and How to Preempt Them
Education RFEs for the EB2 classification are common because it weighs so heavily into what defines the requirements for this visa. To meet EB2 requirements and CIS approval trends, a beneficiary must...
View ArticleH-1B Support: Refuting the Specialty Occupation RFE
Filing season for the H-1B cap has come and passed. That means this season’s first round of RFEs is on its way. Last year, we saw a spike in Specialty Occupation RFEs that questioned whether a job...
View ArticleRFE Support: Know the H-1B Job Better than CIS Does
H-1B filing season is over, but that doesn’t mean the work is done. Last year, CIS rolled out an unprecedented number of RFEs challenging occupational specialization. Last year, computer programmers at...
View ArticleCase Study: The Triple H1B RFE – OVERTURNED!
Imagine an RFE that calls into question the beneficiary’s credentials, wage level, and occupational specialization that is virtually impossible to answer by its own guidelines. We saw them last year,...
View ArticleHow to Answer the Triple H1B RFE
The short answer is, you will need expert help. The triple RFE combines the Nightmare RFE – which is virtually impossible to answer in time by its own instructions – the level 1 wages RFE, and the...
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