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H1B visa renewal rejection risk

Anyone knows what is the probability of H1B visa sponsorship renewal that get rejected recently (bachelor degree only)? I've heard it has been very bad but don't exactly know how bad it is. TC 350k YOE 12

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Microsoft cptlsm Sep 17, 2019

As long as your work is relevant to your area of study, you won’t have any problems.

Netflix login OP Sep 17, 2019

Hmm do you have personal experience with this to share? Does having only a bachelor degree increase the rejection chance?

Microsoft cptlsm Sep 17, 2019

Have several colleagues who hold a bachelors degree. Never seen any issues with their visas.

Apple 🥭mango Sep 17, 2019

I don’t understand how folks like you end up with such high TC

Sony wkdhsusb Sep 17, 2019

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Netflix login OP Sep 17, 2019

Seriously, "folks like me"? What do you know about me?

Facebook ewQj67 Sep 17, 2019

It’s the new way to hassle H1b folks

Netflix login OP Sep 17, 2019

Do you have any insights to share?

Facebook ewQj67 Sep 17, 2019

I tried to transfer and got FREed. I have switched jobs four times before always instant approval. Denial is rare if you work for a good company, but expect RFE. 70% chance these days

GE winter. Sep 17, 2019

Majority get RFE if you can submit paperwork to prove your job is specialized then you should be good. Folks with manual testing got approved.

Oath ?soserious Sep 17, 2019

You should not have any problem at all otherwise our immigration system is really fucked up.

Zynga parott Sep 17, 2019

My friend has only a bachelors degree and got approved .IMO most RFEs are only for “further clarification”.If you work in a tech position for a proper tech company you should be fine

Apple Sierra8 Sep 17, 2019

YOE: 12. You don’t even need a bachelor degree to get your H1B. That experience alone is enough. That said. The current administration stopped doing deference in 2017. That means the USCIS is now processing transfert and renewal the same way they handle initial applications.

Apple dazed-conf Sep 17, 2019

Not true anymore. They are rejecting if your bachelors is not in a closely related degree these days!

Apple Sierra8 Sep 17, 2019

Beneficiary qualifications RFEs are not new to the current administration. They existed way before. But now. They enforce them strictly as the agency face pressure to apply the H1B requirements in a tone deaf way. Which is kind of sad, because some of the best SWE I know don’t have CS degrees.

Goldman Sachs kach1947 Sep 17, 2019

Literally every case is its own and unique. We can all provide 2000 different opinions etc, but your case is its own. No one can predict. My spouse got a 221g, with nothing asked from us. She had a PhD. Her work is 100%related to her education. Even with that 221g crap, she just had to wait for extra week, and stamping came without any issues. Me, on the other hand, was not asked anything, and got my renewal and stamping without issues. This is just our experience. Good luck.