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We assisted in the filing of an H-1B petition for a newly established company in the healthcare industry for a computer and information systems manager. We received a request for evidence (RFE), asking for details about the employer and questioning the employee’s qualifications. Oddly, the RFE specifically questioned the credentials of the professor, who had assessed the employee’s educational background and experiential qualifications.

We assisted petitioner, a public accounting firm, in filing an H-1B petition for beneficiary for the position of staff accountant. We received an RFE requesting additional evidence that the position qualified as a specialty occupation by satisfying at least one of the four qualifying criteria for a specialty occupation.  In our lengthy response, we argued that the job duties, as detailed in the petition, and as compared with OOH’s job description for staff accountant not only comports with but goes beyond OOH guidance in its uniqueness and complexity.

We won this case for an applicant with over sixteen years research experience.  She had a substantial publication record.  Her expertise was sought for a collaboration with top researchers from the industry.  Her contributions to research and academics and her significant international recognition were described in detail in the ten exceptional recommendation letters.

We were able to provide evidence of this individual's membership in a prestigious professional society, international honors and numerous letters of recommendation from industries leading scientists.  This individual acted as a judge of the work of his research peers.  We were able to provide 15 letters of recommendation reflecting the innovative work performed by this applicant.  We also provided evidence to show the extensive citations of his findings.

We won this case based on the applicant's critical role in a key U.S. Air Force project.  His level of expertise in this specialized field was highly sought after and necessary to achieve the military's objectives.  We provided letters from experts in the Air Force stressing their need to keep the applicant on the project or else it would fail.

 

We won this case for a tenured-track professor with ten years research and teaching experience.  The applicant was a critical component to a U.S. Department of Energy funded project.  The applicant was also the key element to securing National Science Foundation funds for his employer.  His vast knowledge of inorganic chemistry and his unique multidisciplinary background was proven throughout his numerous recommendation letters offered by experts around the world.