USCIS visa approval trends change with every year. When it comes to the H-1B visa, many of these trends center around education. The H-1B visa is for highly skilled workers coming to the United States to work specialty occupations. CIS defines a
specialty occupation as one that requires a US bachelor’s degree or higher or its foreign equivalent to perform because the skills and knowledge necessary are specialized to the occupation and field. For this reason, education RFEs inquiring into
details about candidates’ credentials are always common for this particular visa. Below are five common education RFEs you need to know about.
The Job is not Clearly a Specialty Occupation
While this RFE is primarily related to the nature of the job, it is also an EDUCATION related RFE. The question is about what level of education is needed to meet the MINIMUM qualifications to perform this job. To prove that your job, or your employee or
client’s job meets CIS requirements for being a “specialty occupation,” provide the ad for the job that states it minimum requirements. You should also provide ads for similar jobs in the same industry to show that it is a general requirement for
employees holding this position to have a US bachelor’s degree or higher or its equivalent. Read More. . . .
http://www.thedegreepeople.com/5-common-h-1b-rfes-and-their-solutions/
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