L holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's in applied economics, and works fully remotely as a Financial and Investment Analyst at a real estate company that rented a temporary office (just one desk) only after the lottery selection.

Real estate positions are often closely scrutinized by USCIS because of small company size, the lack of a fixed office, and fully remote work.

We focused on showing how well the specialized position matched the economics background, and used a breakdown of duties and industry benchmarking to resolve concerns about company size and office space.

Approved outright with no RFE (filed 05/27 · approved 09/21, 2025).