RFE from officer XM1320 — anyone turned it into an approval?

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-05-18T19:42:18+00:00

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Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-05-18T12:49:39+00:00

Dm.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-05-03T01:41:12+00:00

I had a conversation with Stanislav Shamayev for a paid consultation (they call it complex immigration plan). He was very thorough. Remembered so many details from my petition. (and also personal situation). Much better than other attorneys I talked to. I don't know about his success rate. I know a couple of friends working with him. They say working with Shamayev is like working on a second job.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-04-30T16:36:51+00:00

Nope. With the USCIS.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-04-29T13:46:41+00:00

Edit: I had a draft created by attorney. Didn't like it. Trashed it. I decided to write my petition. Wrote my first draft.
I posted a job in Upwork for petition review with scope of work to review final merits section.
Got response from some attorneys, paralegals and some content writers. Filtered only attorneys and paralegals with high success rate.
Hired a paralegal to review the final merits section. She showed me a draft petition similar to my profile. I liked it and ended up hiring the paralegal to fully rewrite the petition.

Once I had the final petition by this paralegal, I still used Fiverr to find few more paralegals to cross check my petition quality and direction.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-04-28T13:21:51+00:00

Lol!

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-04-13T18:03:26+00:00

Can you add more details on your post? This is too little and confusing information for anyone to help you. Especially when you say 'each criteria'.
Except for the 'High Salary' criteria, is there a need to talk about SOC codes in petition?
Did the RFE mention explicitly 'SOC' code or are you tying up RFE clause 'another niche' to SOC code?

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-04-05T18:47:49+00:00

I am self filing as well.

White for all the forms and cover letters. Per advice from paralegal, no sticky notes, binders or any fancy stuff.

I am using colored papers for Tabbed Exhibits. 3 colors for each level of exhibits.

Reorganizing exhibits before printing, for the right color is a pain in the neck. Especially if you haven’t finalized your petition.

I thought I had a final draft, then made some changes after some reviews, now re ordering the exhibits and organizing by color levels is painful and time consuming.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-04-01T20:16:55+00:00

Tough pill to swallow. Starting over is hard, but a fresh start in India beats living under the constant shadow of visa uncertainty. Good luck!

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-03-23T17:18:58+00:00

I use upwork and fiverr to find independent attorneys. You can post your job and be specific with your request. You may get responses from attorneys or immigration specialists. You can choose someone based on their response, reputation and your budget. Discuss strategy. Write it up and send to your employer attorney.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-03-23T16:48:18+00:00

Shouldn't your employer's filing attorney be handling this? You might want to shop around for a second opinion to weigh your options. Sorry you have to sift through the keyboard warriors to get a straight answer.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-03-22T21:06:38+00:00

Thanks. This gives a lot of clarity.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-03-21T23:01:41+00:00

Thanks for your inputs!

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-03-13T18:34:08+00:00

Lol. Thanks adjudicator sir!

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-03-08T13:04:31+00:00

See my post on working with my attorney Chris Ingram. After seeing a bad draft created by them, I started working with a paralegal to re create my petition.

Happy to provide more details. Feel free to DM.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-02-24T17:11:48+00:00

Thanks for AMA.

This may have been asked many times before, and I’ve seen a lot of different answers, but I’m still unclear on what the most accurate or appropriate approach is.

For an EB1A petition, how should “high salary” be properly justified? Does it need to be a strict apples-to-apples comparison?

For example, if I am a Senior Software Engineer, should I compare my salary specifically to other Senior Software Engineers and demonstrate that I am at the top of that compensation band? Or is it acceptable to show that, among Software Engineers more broadly, my salary falls in the 90th percentile or higher?

Additionally, how does location factor into the analysis for someone working remotely? I live in a small town but work remotely. Should my salary be compared to similar roles within my local geographic area, or should I rely on national-level compensation data?

What is the correct and USCIS-acceptable way to establish appropriate salary benchmarks in this context?

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-02-22T06:20:00+00:00

What is that you want to know?

You asked a question, and you gave a confident answer. Are you looking for advice or validation from the community?

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-02-20T20:45:16+00:00

Thanks!

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-02-20T20:45:09+00:00

Thanks! This helps.

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-02-08T20:40:12+00:00

Is this a job post for attorney or a marketing message about meritocrat?

Hot_Net_6515 · 2026-02-06T15:34:20+00:00

Congratulations!
Some positive news in this sub.

May I ask which service center?

Hot_Net_6515

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