Hi, I have a MS degree in Civil Engineering and currently working at a private sector for more than 2.5 years. During my MS, I published 3 journal papers, 1 report, 2 conferences. Most of the publications are on 2024 and one in 2025 and research were funded by state DOTD. I had 10 citations during niw I140 submission in August 2024. But my lawyer did not include recommendation letters.
I recently upgraded to PP. I am 90% sure that I will get RFE because of the current trend. I want to be prepared and try to gather some recommendation letters from industry experts and other state DOTDs. Will this help??
Recently out of curiosity I evaluated my profile with a different lawyer and they said “With respect to your background in the private sector, we want to be transparent about current NIW adjudication trends. Recent statistics show a lower approval rate for industry applicants compared to researchers in academia. This is because USCIS often views private sector work as benefiting only the specific company rather than the nation.”
I am thinking of how to tackle this kind of Rfe because of working in private sector.
Any suggestions on how to tackle this kind of RFE?
Anyone in similar endeavor got approved recently?
Anyone working in private Civil/Engineer sector faced similar situation??
I am at a loss and made a huge mistake. I should have upgraded to PP during 2024.