AC-21 Please help

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I switched to new employer . MY GC is pending more than an y YEAR.

My questions is What do you have to enclose in AC21 papers.

I spoke with one attorney today she told me AC21 means u have to work in same field and need to be in same job roles.

For example .if your LC is on JAVA and JSP . You can work in your next job as SAP programmer or SAP DBA or SAP lead.? is this correct.

But if ur LC as computer programmer . you cannot work hardware engineer or as mechincal engineer.

Please clear me if i am incorrect

Thanks
 
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No my friend......I think one cannot change the job description with this BCIS....If you could convince your employer to give you job description as per what is wanted by BCIS...you will be safer.
 
The job should be similar. The concept of similar can be expanded or a narrower view may be taken. Since there is no clear definition of 'similar' - you have to use logical/common sense etc only. BCIS is generally not belived to be very fussy about this. All said and done it is just a play of words so if you have a co-operating employer- you can have a similar job title and job description- most employers would/should be willing to oblige.
You can find more opinions on this in the AC21 Forum
HTH
 
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A programmer is a progammer - BCIS does not care whether the codes are in Java or PASCAL, they will have the same/similar O*NET job code

A cab driver is a cab driver - does not matter if the cab is a Ford Crown Victoria or a Chevy Monte Carlo

Since we live in Dickensian times it is better to have the skillsets the same so as not to stress the few grey cells of a underworked BCIS case officer
 
sb_tige and waytoolong,

I want to hear your opinion for my friend. My friend got an RFE this week as requested an employment letter, paystub and W-2.
He changed a sponsoring co. afetr 10 months from receipt of I-485. And joined US subsidiary of a foreign co., but the subsidiary have 2 employee only. Listed his title as a president of the subsidiary in the company book. .
His title in LC was a Sales manager , now his current title is a president officially but job duties are actually same as a sales manager and perform sales activity daily though the title is a president of the office. In this case, Can he descibe his title as president in the employment letter but the job descriptions/ duties as a slaes manager function?
His lawyer said the title does not matter as long as job duties are same.

But it can give some impression of a kind of self-employment if put
his titles as a president. Do you think it's reasonable? Thanks for your tips in advance.
 
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sb_tige and waytoolong,

I want to hear your opinion for my friend. My friend got an RFE this week as requested an employment letter, paystub and W-2.
He changed a sponsoring co. afetr 10 months from receipt of I-485. And joined US subsidiary of a foreign co., but the subsidiary have 2 employee only. Listed his title as a president of the subsidiary in the company book. .
His title in LC was a Sales manager , now his current title is a president officially but job duties are actually same as a sales manager and perform sales activity daily though the title is a president of the office. In this case, Can he descibe his title as president in the employment letter but the job descriptions/ duties as a slaes manager function?
His lawyer said the title does not matter as long as job duties are same.

But it can give some impression of a kind of self-employment if put
his titles as a president. Do you think it's reasonable? Thanks for your tips in advance.

The lawyer is correct - the title can be anything, what matters is the day-to-day job duties. It looks like there will be no problem. Remember, even a receptionist at a bank is officially called a Vice President. It is the job description that BCIS uses for evaluation of AC21 eligibility.

The self employment issue is more critical - I think it will be prudent to attach documentation that shows that the applicant is not a majority shareholder in the sponsoring company.
 
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