The client worked in a marketing role at a media company — a position type frequently questioned for lacking “specialty occupation” status in H-1B cases. The case went through consular processing (CP) activation, timed ahead of a new policy change, which meant the consular interview itself was the final gate to clearing the case.

The core issue was the marketing role's professional fit — immigration officers often assume such positions don't require a specific academic background. Since this was consular activation, how the interview went would directly determine whether the case cleared its last step.

We focused on the client's distinctive skill set in marketing, tying specific job duties and data-analysis capabilities to the position to show it genuinely required a specialized background, and made sure the client could explain this clearly at the interview.

The H-1B petition was approved without issue, and the consular visa interview cleared smoothly — no RFE, no additional review.