H1 extn specialty occupation RFE - 12 yrs experience, Bachelors in IT, Salary 120K

[KalyanBabu]

I have been on an H1B in US for about 12 years now. I have been getting extensions based on an approved I-140. Last month I filed for another extension in premium mode. For the first time ever I received an RFE which took me by surprise. I have never had any query or any kind of glitches in my visa and have been continuously employed with top 10 consulting companies both Indian and American. My salary also has been higher than the median salary for this experience level. Anybody would consider my petition as a very low risk one.

 

On digging further I found that there was some directive to USCIS around October to increase scrutiny even on extension applications and really look hard to establish the "speciality occupation" clause as a means to plug any loopholes. The verbiage in my RFE letter also calls out the same.

 

Clearly this is a new development and my company attorneys are still figuring out the best way to respond. They do not have precedents of this kind of RFE for extensions and the course of action they assume is yet to be validated. Having said that I wanted to see if anyone has been in a similar situation and what they did different in their RFE response that got the petition approved. 

 

Any inputs in this regard would be highly appreciated. I think a lot of us would be in a similar situation as USCIS starts scrutinizing more on these lines.

[KalyanBabu]

http://forum.murthy.com/topic/113066-h1b-extension-rfe-around-specialty-occupation-clause/

[KalyanBabu]

looks like no one is safe 

[Prince_Fan]

correct....even Microsoft Amazon lo FTs ki kuda RFEs

[LordOfMud]

Assam.......

[Quickgun_murugan]

eda dorkuthay kaka ilaanti stories ?? 

maa dosth gallu 110k kuda raavu no RFE full extensions easy stampings.. wife H4 EAD 80k recently converted to H1... Btech INdia... no issues.. easy stamping... india kuda poyochinru 2 times ee year lo... love da lodi... 

oka vela next year RFE esthey post estha...

 

[KalyanBabu]

Just now, Quickgun_murugan said:

eda dorkuthay kaka ilaanti stories ?? 

paina link chaduvko kaka

[Staysafebro]

Just now, Quickgun_murugan said:

eda dorkuthay kaka ilaanti stories ?? 

maa dosth gallu 110k kuda raavu no RFE full extensions easy stampings.. wife H4 EAD 80k recently converted to H1... Btech INdia... no issues.. easy stamping... india kuda poyochinru 2 times ee year lo... love da lodi... 

 

That guy is a project manager anta.. product and project managers ki bane paduthunnayi.

[Renault]

Inthakmundu oorike approve chesaru kabatte..ippudu grudha 10nging....they r just issuing random rfes antey...aathcare abt exp or other things.. 

[Renault]

2 minutes ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

eda dorkuthay kaka ilaanti stories ?? 

maa dosth gallu 110k kuda raavu no RFE full extensions easy stampings.. wife H4 EAD 80k recently converted to H1... Btech INdia... no issues.. easy stamping... india kuda poyochinru 2 times ee year lo... love da lodi... 

oka vela next year RFE esthey post estha...

 

Grudhalo sudi undali antey...

[KalyanBabu]

1 minute ago, Staysafebro said:

That guy is a project manager anta.. product and project managers ki bane paduthunnayi.

you seem to have very good knowledge about immigration kaka....managers ki eskuntaru annamata

[Prince_Fan]

Just now, Renault said:

Grudhalo sudi undali antey...

GP

[Quickgun_murugan]

1 minute ago, Renault said:

Grudhalo sudi undali antey...

hmm... emo bro... DB lo ney vintha vintha stories vintunna nenaithey.. bayata H1B lo undi multiple jobs chestunnaru maa gang lo poragallu.... Trump thatha ochaka inka freedom ekkuvayindi antunnaru... not sure.. whats going on??

[Prince_Fan]

Just now, Quickgun_murugan said:

hmm... emo bro... DB lo ney vintha vintha stories vintunna nenaithey.. bayata H1B lo undi multiple jobs chestunnaru maa gang lo poragallu.... Trump thatha ochaka inka freedom ekkuvayindi antunnaru... not sure.. whats going on??

mee gang poragallu fake pakodis ayyuntaru chinnu  what's going on anta 

[Quickgun_murugan]

2 minutes ago, Prince_Fan said:

mee gang poragallu fake pakodis ayyuntaru chinnu  what's going on anta 

ofcourse fake pakodis a bro.. but stuff is way easy for most of'em