OUR EXPERIENCE

Mr. D is on an H-1B as an Assistant Professor at a university. He was due for an extension and we meticulously prepared the petition in March 2024. The petition was approved in July, only 4 short months later. He can continue to work until 2027.

Ms. L is a Marketing Manager and will begin work for an e-commerce company in Missouri in October 2024. Her path to H-1B was smooth. We registered her in the lottery in early March, and she was selected later that same month. Thereafter we prepared the petition, utilizing USCIS' new online platform. Filed by the June 30th deadline, the petition was approved in early August, after less than two months.

Mr. C will begin an H-1B job as a Communications Specialist in October 2024 after a smooth process of lottery registration and selection. Thereafter, we submitted his petition all online by the June 30 deadline. He was approved less than 2 months later without a Request for Evidence.

Ms. Y is a Graphic Designer who was selected in the FY2025 lottery. We submitted her application in June, and she was approved without delay in August 2024. She will begin her new H-1B job in October.

Client S initially came to us for a H-1B1 since he is a Chilean national. We did his initial H-1B1 as well as the renewal. In the interim, he entered the lottery and was fortunately selected for the H-1B which is more advantageous since it is for three years as opposed to one. We applied in June 2024 and he was approved in August. He awaits October to begin work in his new status.

Ms. S will work for a media company in October, having been approved less than 2 months after we submitted her petition in May 2024. The detail in the petition led USCIS to approve it without a Request for Evidence.

Mr. E was coming up on his last extension, and we filed this petition for him in March 2024. By May, the approval was granted, and Mr. E could continue to work.

Mr. A has had an R-1 visa since 2020. In that time, his job has taken him to different locations around the country. This most recent amendment relocated him to Los Angeles to become the Los Angeles Mission Pastor, We prepared the petition and filed it with premium processing in February 2024. By March, he was approved and in his new position.

Mr. G was one of the lucky ones selected in the FY 2024 lottery. His petition went out in June 2023. He did receive an RFE, to which we responded with detail and precision. The final result was that he and his wife were approved in late January 2024. He was able to start his H-1B job right after receiving this approval.

Mr. M came to us for his H-1B extension in the summer of 2023. We filed for him and his wife. Sometimes extensions take 3 or 4 months, and sometimes they take longer - USCIS is unpredictable in this regard. This client was ultimately approved in late January, about 4 months later.

C was employed as a law clerk at a law firm. However, after successfully passing the bar exam and being admitted in New York, C sought to change her job title to Associate Attorney. We carefully prepared her H-1B amendment petition. After meticulously drafting petition letters and preparing documents, her H-1B amendment petition was approved within two months.

Mr. Y possessed an approved H-1B from his former employer. However, prior to the H-1B start date, Mr. Y faced a layoff and was concerned about potential status loss. Fortunately, he secured a new job offer from a small start-up company, although it lacked a history of H-1B sponsorship. After consulting our law firm, we submitted a change of employer petition with Mr. Y's new employer in September, which was swiftly approved. As a result, Mr. Y preserved his H-1B status and commenced work with the new company.

Mr. L was employed as a Software Engineer at an e-commerce company and sought to transfer to another e-commerce company. We aided in facilitating his H-1B change of employer petition, as well as his wife's H-4 petition. Both petitions were approved within a few months of submission.

P was initially on his F-1 visa but was selected in the second round of the H-1B lottery in July 2023. As his grace period on the F-1 visa expired on August 23, 2023, his H-1B petition had to be quickly filed and approved before P lost his status to stay in the U.S. The firm worked closely with the beneficiary and the employer to submit a petition in 1 month. The H-1B petition was submitted in August, and it was approved in 3 months.

B was employed as a law clerk at a law firm. Upon successfully passing the bar exam and being admitted in New York, B desired to change her job title to Associate Attorney. With B's impending travel plans outside the U.S., we meticulously prepared her H-1B amendment petition and expedited the process by filing a Request for Premium Processing. After carefully drafting petition letters and assembling the necessary documents, her H-1B amendment petition was approved within a week.

Q filed an H-1B petition to change employers at the end of August. USCIS issued an RFE regarding her maintenance of status during her previous employment. In our response, we included Q's work schedule, performance reviews, Form W-2, Tax Return, and Pay Stubs to demonstrate her compliance with immigration regulations. Additionally, we provided a thorough explanation of the nature and details of both Q's previous and current employment. The petition was approved approximately three weeks after the response was submitted.

H, a part-time Associate Attorney at a law firm, was offered an Of Counsel position at another law firm. Due to the urgency of the new employer's timeline, we expedited the process by filing a Request for Premium Processing for H-1B change of employer petition. After meticulously drafting petition letters and preparing the required documents, his petition was approved within a week.

Q is a Graphic Designer who was on F-1 OPT status that expired on October 31. She was selected for H-1B CAP this year in the second round of selections. We efficiently and thoughtfully prepared her petition just in time for her to receive an approval notice on November 1.

L, employed as a Business Analyst, transitioned to a new company in a similar line of business. The new employer sought to hire L under the same title. We were engaged to prepare L's H-1B change of employer petition. After meticulously drafting petition letters and organizing documents, her change of employer petition was swiftly approved.

Z initially entered the U.S. on an F-2 visa in 2015. From 2017 to 2023, Z transitioned to an F-1 visa and engaged in CPT and OPT. We closely collaborated with the beneficiary and the employer to accurately document the employment periods and legal status spanning the 8 years from 2015 to 2023 in the petition packet. Z's petition was filed and approved successfully within 3 months.

L is a Software Developer filing their third H-1B petition. According to current American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act (ACWIA) regulations, an employer isn't required to pay the fee if they previously obtained an extension for the same individual. L's second H-1B petition was filed when they changed employers. This extension requested both an amendment and an extension, including an ACWIA fee. The third extension also included an ACWIA fee, which USCIS initially returned. However, they issued an RFE asking for that fee. Our firm responded to the RFE, requesting clarification on the application of the regulation, and L's H-1B extension was successfully approved.

D is an Assistant Professor at an university. He sought to re-locate from one campus to another. We assisted him in navigating the process of amending his H-1B visa for the change in location. By meticulously preparing the necessary documents and thoroughly reviewing the petition, we successfully obtained approval for his relocation.

X is the Marketing Director of an e-commerce company. He had already extended his H-1B status once and had an approved I-140. We assisted him in obtaining a second extension beyond the six-year maximum, utilizing the American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act ("AC21"). His H-1B status was approved for an additional three years.

W worked for a media company as an editor. Her new employer, a media company that owns a newspaper, wished to hire W as the senior editor. We were hired to prepare W's H-1B change of employer petition. After carefully drafting petition letters and preparing documents, her change of employer petition was swiftly approved within 2 months.

Y sought to change his status from F-1 to H-4. We assisted him in preparing the necessary documents and explaining his CPT employment status during his F-1 period. The application was filed in June, and approval was received in less than 4 months.

C was initially on an F-1 visa, and her employer approached the firm to apply for her H-1B visa after she was selected during the H-1B lottery. We worked closely with the beneficiary and the director of recruitment to ensure that the petition could be filed quickly and efficiently. The petition was filed in August and was approved very quickly in September.

X was laid off from his H-1B employer and had 90 days to look for a new employer. X's son, who is his H-4 dependent, is attending school in the U.S. We assisted him by filing a new H-4 petition based on X's spouse's H-1B, ensuring his son would not have any gap in his status if X was not able to maintain his H-1B. The petition was approved swiftly, allowing X's son to continue his education without interruption.

Professor N works at a Biblical university in California. He has been on an H-1B since 2016. We successfully filed his first extension in 2019. In July 2022, we filed his second extension, since he had an approved I-140. It took a while for USCIS to process this case as he had a concurrent I-485 pending. However, this August, we got the good news that his extension had been approved, and that the approval notice was on its way.

G's spouse is an H-1B holder with an approved I-140, waiting for his priority date. As such, his wife G is eligible for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). She got her initial EAD in 2021. She was due for renewal this year, and we filed in June 2023. In late August, her EAD was approved. Thankfully, she may continue to work.

Professor K works at a university and teaches Information Technology, and we helped him file his extension. The petition was approved swiftly, and Professor K could resume his work at his university.

Mr. A works as a PE and Enrichment teacher at a K-12 private school, and he submitted a cap-exempt H-1B petition. The USCIS issued a RFE concerning the school's cap-exempt eligibility. We gathered documents, reviewed the memorudom of agreement between the school and higher education institutions, and replied to the RFE thouroughly and timely. The USCIS approved the petition within 2 weeks after the submission of the response.

Mrs.K works as an Assistant Professor at an institution of higher education. We prepared her initial H-1B three years ago, and assisted with her H-1B extension. With a well-prepared petition, the USCIS approved this H-1B cap-exempt extension petition and the Client can continue to work at the institution for an additional three years.

J works as an assistant professor in a religious university. He is eligible for a further three-year extension beyond the six-year limitation based on American Competitiveness in the 21st Century Act (“AC21”), which allows a beneficiary of a H-1B visa to extend their status beyond the 6-year limit. J has an approved I-140 and based on his approved I-140, we helped him request an extension of his H-1B status for another three years. The H1B extension petition was approved soon.

Mrs. M is a Singaporean and works as a Civics and Communications Associate in a non-profit organizaiton. She wanted to file the petition through consular processing. We helped her review the Form DS-160, prepare the petition letter and assemble all the documents. She received a quick approval and returned to the U.S..

J's employer sponsored his H-1B petition as a Computer Systems Analyst and he was selected in the regular CAP. J earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in China, but he does not have a related U.S. degree. After carful preparation, drafting, and reviewing, we submitted J's H-1B petition in May and received a quick approval.

Mr. Z was selected in the FY24 H01B lottery, and wanted to start working for an e-commerce company specializing in the sale of health-related products with a degree in nursing. After learning Mr. Z's work would be providing suggestions on how best to design and enhance your health-related products in the company, we carefully tailored his job duties, and determined that Health Informatics Specialist was the appropriate job title for Mr. Z. Eventally, his H-1B was smoothly approved.

L was selected in the FY24 H-1B lottery, and her proposed employement is in the legal industry. We helped her prepare the application pacakge, provided consultation to address her questions in transitioning from OPT to H-1B status. We filed the petition with a preimum processing, which was approved within a week.

S works for a regional insurance company and sought our assistance in changing his employer to another similar comany. We prepared for his case diligently and made sure we accommodated his travel plans. The case received an approval notice within a short period of time after filing, and the client has transferred to the new employer.

Mr. Y works for a electronic sales company as a System Analyst on his H-1B visa. He has been on H-1B status for over five years and is seeking an extension of his H-1B status before the six year max-out date. He received a RFE, where the USCIS asked him to provide proof of maintanence of his H-1B status. This case is complex becuase Y did not have a well-kept records from five years ago, many documents are hard to locate due to the passing of time. However, we communicated diligently with Y and asked him to locate useful information in lieu of extensive documents. We carfully studied the RFE letter and addressed each concern raised by the USCIS, with the limited information we were able to gather, we build a compelling and extensive response. The RFE was approved within 5 days.

Ms. H was working as an Administrative Assistant with the Petitioner on a valid F-1 OPT status when she applied for H-1B visa. She received an RFE from USCIS requesting evidence pertaining to Ms. H’s maintenance of F-1 student status, showing how working as an Administrative Assistant is directly related to Ms. H’s major area of study, Ministry. We gathered the Volunteer Agreement and some other documents which specified the job duties related to her major. We also searched for the SEVP Policy Guidance and finally demonstrated that working as Administrative Assistant is directly related to Ms. Yin’s major area of study, Ministry. We received the approval notice from USCIS in one week.

F is a Chilean national working in New York City on OPT for a large nonprofit. We worked with him and his employer to prepare the petition to extend his work authorization beyond the end of the OPT. We filed in late December, and by the end of January his H1-B1 had been approved to start later this spring.

G never received his EAD card. It was lost in transit between USCIS and USPS. While G already had an H-1B approval and did not need the EAD card anymore, the card was important to have for his future Green Card application. We submitted detailed documentation related to the missing card, along with our joint efforts to track it down. USCIS approved the replacement card in less than a month.

S recently got her H-4 approved. Her husband got his H-1B in 2020, while S continued her studies on F-1 until mid 2022. This summer we helped put together her H-4 application. In 6 short months, USCIS approved this application and S now has a new status, H-4.

J.’s initial Cap Exempt H-1B was approved on January 4, 2023 in time for her to start work for 3 years. Her husband H-4 application was approved on January 11, 2023. We worked closely with the employer, a nonprofit education entity affiliated with a Christian University, and J. to swiftly prepare the petition and get it filed with USCIS. This process took 2 months from start to finish. With Premium Processing, it only took 7 days and 14 days for USCIS render its decision and approve her initial H1B petition and her husband’s H4 petition respectively.

Z and her husband have been on H-1B and H-4 since 2017 wth 2 different employers. The most recent is a media company. Their extensions were filed in June 2022 and approved in December 2022. The couple was able to recapture some time when they traveled back to their native China. They are now approved until December 2024.

D. was selected in the H-1B lottery for the 2022 fiscal year. His initial H-1B was approved in time for him to start work in October 2021. In the spring of 2022, his employer, our Client, changed his work location, which necessitated an amendment to the original filing. We worked closely with the employer, a Missouri based online retail business that focuses on beauty, personal care, and health products, and D. to swiftly prepare the petition and get it filed with USCIS. This process took only 3 weeks from start to finish. Now, 8 months later, USCIS has rendered its decision and approved the amendment. D. is now in his amended work location.

M was selected in the FY 2023 lottery. She applied for H-1B for herself and H-4 for her son, since her husband was still in the midst of his studies. She was approved in August 2022 and her son was approved in October. In early 2023, her husband concluded his studies, and the family applied for an H-4 for him. That case is still pending with USCIS.