Approved after one RFE response
Small HR-services employer
Selected for H-1B, Then an RFE on "Specialty Occupation"
Background
After earning her master's degree, Ms. L was sponsored for an H-1B by a human resources services company for a logistics operations analyst position.
Challenges
- The employer was in the HR services industry with only a handful of employees, and USCIS was highly skeptical about whether the company and the specialty position were real.
Strategy
- Showed, based on industry practice, that the position qualifies as a specialty occupation.
- Showed the company was genuine and the position necessary, based on the employer's actual operations and staffing needs.
- Kept the case on premium processing throughout.
Case Timeline
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 06/03/2026 | Filed with premium processing |
| 06/24/2026 | RFE received |
| 08/17/2026 | RFE response filed |
| 08/31/2026 | H-1B approved |
Closing Note
A small employer plus a client-site role is one of the hardest combinations to win in an H-1B RFE. We laid out all the evidence at once and matched it point by point to every concern USCIS raised, and the case was approved after a single response. Congratulations to Ms. L! An RFE is not the end; with the right strategy it is just one more step along the way.
Outcome
H-1B approved two weeks after a single RFE response.