Filed EB-1A in Dec 2025 (Database Engineering, Principal-level at a FAANG company, ~20 years experience). Got RFE, submitted comprehensive response with 5 expert letters, external adoption evidence, Guinness World Record documentation, salary surveys, association bylaws, and more. USCIS case tracker confirmed RFE received and officer assigned.
Got NOID on April 21, 2026. Here's the weird part:
- Original petition: officer approved 2 criteria (Judging, Leading/Critical Role)
- After RFE: officer now approved 3 criteria (added High Salary) — so they saw something
- But the NOID's objections reference ONLY original petition evidence. Not a single RFE exhibit is mentioned.
Examples:
- NOID says "impact limited to employer" → RFE included adoption by Fortune 500 companies, a gaming company (Guinness World Record), government platform. Not mentioned. 50 other large companies including DOL used my invention.
- NOID says "judging limited to 2024–2025" → RFE included evidence of judging all 132 submissions at a national Industry conference in 2026. Not mentioned.
- NOID says "Wikipedia printouts for associations" → We submitted actual bylaws and selection criteria that USCIS asked for in the RFE. Still says Wikipedia. 🤦
- NOID says "no wide use by others" → RFE included 640K+ page views on 18 publications (2019–2026), citations in open-source documentation. Not mentioned.
Has anyone experienced this? Specifically:
- NOID that ignores RFE evidence?
- Did you call out the procedural failure in your NOID response, or just re-present the evidence?
- Anyone successfully overcome a NOID at Texas Service Center?
Have attorney call tomorrow. Any advice appreciated.
u/Com_org — 14 days ago