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USCIS is reporting - and we're seeing - much higher RFE and denial rates for EB1A, EB1B, and NIW green card applications and O-1 applications.
by proberts 5mo ago
USCIS is reporting - and we're seeing - much higher RFE and denial rates for EB1A, EB1B, and NIW green card applications and O-1 applications.
- throwaway219450 5mo agoDo you get the impression this is a cause for concern for qualified applicants? Rephrased: what sort of applications are now getting denied/RFE'd that would have been fine say a couple years ago? Anecdotes would suggest that a lot of people were able to get these visas because there was some fairly loose interpretation of the criteria. I'm particularly interested in EB1A.
- proberts 5mo agoEB1As are extremely difficult to get right now. This is particularly true for non-scientific/research/academic employees who are not very highly compensated.
- throwaway219450 5mo agoSmall clarification on wording here (non-). Do you mean academics/researchers are finding it challenging? For context, am postdoc and I was told by a local immigration firm, within the last year, that I had a good profile for EB1A.
- proberts 5mo agoSorry for the poor wording. It's tougher for those who are not in academia or research.
- throwaway219450 5mo agoThanks, no problem!