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Ni: USCIS H-1B Request for Evidence rates jumped to 68.9% in 2017
“In Q-III, for all the H-I-Bs that were filed, 22.5% received RFE's. It's a little bit higher than the Q-II and the Q-I figures of 13.5 and 17.3% respectively, But it's still within the realm of reason. Fast forward to Q-IV, when everything kind of started happ…”
Ni: USCIS Googles startups to verify H-1B filings match public postings
“Because USCIS do Google companies and confirm whether what you're submitting matches with what you're putting out there to make sure that you're putting the right thing out there from the get-go.”
Ni: Filing H-1Bs under computer programmer SOC code risks RFE or denial
“So if you file an application with a computer programmer code instead of a software engineer code, you're very much going to get an RFE, if not a denial.”
Ni: USCIS logic equating Level 1 wages to non-specialty occupations is faulty
“The first USCIS challenge we see in the wage level category is this idea that Because an H-I-B position has a level one wage, it's not a specialty occupation, meaning any entry level position is by default not a specialty occupation, which is really faulty log…”
Ting Ni argues immigration strategy should be a key employee retention tool
“Immigration should really become a key aspect of your retention strategy for your employees.”
Ting Ni states H-1B visa denial rates are rising
“Now that Denial rates have gone up although not significantly. They, they're definitely increasing.”
Ting Ni: E-Verify non-compliance during shutdowns will be forgiven post-reopening
“So any non-compliance that's happening because you can't get a new case started Will generally be forgiven, and we do expect that to happen again once the government reopens.”
Ni: Level 1 wages for equity-heavy senior startup roles trigger USCIS issues
“So, you know, you have a very senior role with very senior job duties, but because you're a startup and you're, you know, kind of paying people more in equity you only, you can only have a wage level One salary. So for that reason, you choose a level one wage.…”
Ting Ni: 75% of immigration agencies stay open during federal shutdowns
“75% of the agencies and programs that deal with immigration remain open, and that's because USCIS and Department of State, these are agencies that run on the fees that they collect from the application, so they are not appropriated Fees by the federal governme…”
Ni: Special U.S. treaty visas exist for only five countries
“And we have a lot of trade treaties, but there's only Five countries that you need to be aware of from the immigration setting because those are the treaties that provide for a special visa. So the countries are Canada, Mexico, Australia, Singapore, and Chile.…”