I-140 or I-485?

hey Zia, I-140

did they tell you why?

hey Tram, the officer was challenging all the 3 prongs.

would you like to post your profile?

analytics and AI professional with more than 20 yrs of experience in 3 countries. 7 recommendation letters from Dubai, US, UK, NZ and Master degree in data information.

Texas center? Your profile seems good

oh mine.. please do appeal.. do you have a PhD or you sent the route of a business plan?

hey Sa, yes. Texas center.

hey J a, I don't have PhD. I have master of information science. I didn't submit a business plan..

Did you use attorney in the first place? Are you in the US? You might need a good attorney

hey Sa, I'm outside the US but my attorney is in the US. any recommendations for a good one?

have you talked to him? no I don’t think

yeah. spoke with him but I think of trying someone else.

@David Ali: re-evaluate your profile and submit a new application. You’ve waited 3 years, and appealing will take time. USCIS is giving decisions at a very fast rate (average of 3months from personal exp.). 1.) do you have evidence to demonstrate people are using your work? etc citation, soliciting for your work, and the others listed in the rfe 2.) have you judged the work of your peers through reviewing articles or any other means? 3.) have you received awards for your work? I find that if you can answer the questions above, the officers are more favorable to approve your niw petition with a compelling petition letter and other evidences. if the first prong was challenged, your lawyer did a terrible job with making a case for your proposed endeavor. *this does not constitute a legal advice. Get help from a qualified attorney.

hey T.G. thanks a lot for spending the time for a detailed response mate. I would say yes for you above questions. I also agree that something was not quite right in my case preparation and presentation to uscis. I don't know mate if I still have the carriage to do the same again...feeling like I'm already drained :-(

Do not despair, if you are amply qualified you will get it. The burden just lies on you to demonstrate that you pass the 3 prongs. what’s your email/LinkedIn?

hey T.G, email naivebase@gmail.com. thanks

It might be possible you are unlucky and encountered those who denied most cases like 0214. Appealing generally takes very long time (>1 year) and low success rate (~10%). Lawyers will generally recommend re-submit and pray you won't get another hard one. You can file PP after Jan. 31 if you are in hurry..

I had a similar case of all prongs below is what I did . though different profile but you might be able to pick one or 2 things More explanation about how well you qualify- initial one written was 32 pages. Wrote 54 more pages to reiterate it. Also wants refreees to submit their CVs and commit to full support of my pursuit. they all wrote another letter and committed to supporting me also got 2 more total of 8 people . They all added their CVs. I was advised to provide how well my pursuit will benefit the US- luckily I already registered a company here in US which I have used for consulting contract for 7 African countries and One in Europe so far and also got 2 Healthcare providers write committing that they are interested in working with me because my focus is to work on improving quality in healthcare and patient safety. Got more White House articles to support my case on the importance. Also had to explain the awards I got justifying the selection process that qualified me nationally and internationally. I also submitted the power point slides I used for a Business proposals for 2 healthcare providers that committed to work with me when approved. Lastly I read somewhere that you can add job applications you have submitted or still awaiting responses for just to show you intention to stay true to claims when approved. Hope this helps

publications and citations might not be issues.

Pls note - I did not use a lawyer so this is not from a professional. Also had no publication or citation but I had an MD, MBA and Masters in Patient Safety from John Hopkins.

@Bukstar K is very right. there are so many variables that affect outcomes on a case by case basis. and sure citation and publications are not the only evidence they look at. Hopefully it works out for you @David Ali eventually.

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I also got denial in November 2022. You can appeal if your lawyer recognize something in the denial notice that he/she can overturn. Current processing time for appeal is 180 days for 95% petitions. I won't suggest this route because the success rate is extremely low. you can find statistics at USCIS website. I would suggest to reapply with PP.

you can also find USCIS non precedent decisions to evaluate your chances for appeal.

Sorry to hear about that. So your research is on energy engineering? does it receive any funding? did you apply outside the US. you applied for EB1?

yes ,mine research area is energy engineering. I got denial for EB2 niw. 2 and 3 prongs. I listed about 10 agencies that funded my research, including 2 from US. Didn't help. I am in the US right now. I will reapply in February.

were you in the US when you applied?

yes, I was in the US.

denied US funded research? very bad

yeah, officer just ignored many parts of the petition.

very bad

you even have over 150 citations

Now I have more than 150 but when I sent the initial petition I had 100.

haha! country of origin

@artur that is crazy mehn.

I do not think that he used any of those.

@J S PhD candidate. will graduate this year.

around 2.5 years-nonconcurent

please who’s your lawyer

did you have publications and citations when you applied? your proposed endeavor please

i submitted my case with Chen. I140 and I485 both appoved in less than 120 days in total. i did not use premium processing. i would recommend you to go with Chen. @Artur D

@N A my lawyer was Chen actually. Petition was good. I have approval or refund option. I just think that USCIS officer didn't like me or something.😁

Haha. the best immigration attorney so far. sorry

haha. OMG.

your profile is good. dont lose hope and apply again. wish you best of luck @Artur D

Chen would never take any weak profile. try again

thank you all! I will definitely apply again. sometimes it's just a luck🤞good luck to David, we will get it ☺️

Whats your officer number?

was it Texas ?

is Texas becoming too terrible nowadays?

@Yee Meh, yes, I think I was a bit unlucky. thanks mate for the advice. I think it is not worth the appeal.

@Bukstar K, wow...that's a lot of work and dedication to achieve that. well done mate. I will definitely consider doing someone similar if I re-apply.

@Artur D, sorry to hear about your denial, I know how painful it is. my attorney said that she is reckons the officer didn't consider Biden's executive order (STEM). However, I don't feel like she will do any better if I re-submit with her.

@J S, one of my friends recommended an attorney that I did use. paid approx 5k for her. she is saying that she is getting a LOT of approvals which I became a bit skeptical about that.

hey Liza, thanks a lot for suggesting that. you may send his details to my email naivebase@gmail.com

@NA, 100%. I have heard a lot of recommendations for Chen. I think I will use them if I re-apply. thanks for the advise.

@Lucas, XM1155.

@j I, Yes. Texas.

@Sa O,.not quite sure mate, I think it is more.of my luck rather than anything else.

thanks Liza. I will try Chen this time. appreciate your help.

I am sorry @ David Ali. Did you get RFE before the denied? or you got the denied straight?

@Alia, the case officer issued an rfe after 18 month asking for basically everything as if she/he didn't receive any documents. received a denial letter after another 18 month.

reach out to mzshair@gmail.com. He is very good ! He worked on my i140 after an RFE.

Fola, can you please post your profile here?

just did

thanks Fola. I will.

so you filled concurrently

yes, I did

that is good

I filed through Chen and got my 140 NIW approved in 6 months

Dimuthu, can you post your profile please

Cyberinfrastructure researcher with 7 years of experience and 13 published papers (~50 citations)

Thanks for sharing it. Gotten your i485?

Masters

once they deny then that’s it… game over.. it reality … start looking for some other country to immigrate to…

hey Helloworld. I have already moved to Melbourne. cheers

David Ali I also had a denial 3 days ago, I'm waiting for the letter to arrive so I can find out the justification from the immigration agent.. I'm quite frustrated

Try Jessica Salles Firm. Tell her I referred you to her.

Badmus and associates, located in Texas. Her team is amazing

You can travel, I said a month to the residence so that it can be sold????

did you guys get rfe before a denial!?

Did u find a lawyer? i have a good recommendation

hey email NIW.dozikaho@gmail.com. the guy writes strong petition letters that focuses on the three prongs, finds the evidence for you too.

Enrique what is the track record of Colombo Hurd? Do you know what their fees are for NIW?

submit a new application.Appeal will take forever

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@David Ali apply for Eb1 instead and do premium processing. Your background is a good fit for eb 1

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I wouldn’t stress myself out about replying with USCIS unless you’re like 25 and have a few work years ahead of you 40-50 old literally don’t make sense . There’s not much here that is worth the hassle and that’s me after living in the states for over 10 years great country but the real work starts after getting the green card.

sorry to hear...please don't give up

@Sam, feel your PAIN, honestly, the entire journey is nightmare...waiting is nightmare, RFP's nightmare and getting denied makes it even better! not sure about you but I feel drained and I have no carriage to resubmit again :-(

@Michael Eleshin, thanks mate.

@thanks Nicky.

@Fayola, yes. got an RFE 18month after submission.

@Bee, thanks. had some recommendations but you may share for the benefit of others.

@Dozi,that's good mate. thanks for the advise.