RIR denials..
For all those fretting over RIR denials:
your RIR being denied means that you have been unable to make the case to proceed with labor certification based on Reduction in Recruitment. This could be \'cos the adjudicating officer deemed that the your company did not meet the criteria for RIR processing at the time of recruitment, or did not document it well enough to make the case with the INS. If your RIR application gets denied, it is NOT a denial of your labor certification, just a denial of your application to proceed with RIR. What would happen then is that your application would automatically be sent to the non-RIR queue, and you would have to proceed with normal non-RIR processing (advertizing job postings, soliciting resumes,conducting interviews etc.) A long process, but way better than denial. Being denied at the end of the non-RIR process is where you get into the hassle of NOT being able to reapply for six months. My 2 cents on the matter is: as long as the paperwork is moving (RIR,non-RIR or RIR turned into non-RIR), there is really nothing you can do but worry - and worrying is hardly productive given we have so many other stresses to deal with. Hang in there!
For all those fretting over RIR denials:
your RIR being denied means that you have been unable to make the case to proceed with labor certification based on Reduction in Recruitment. This could be \'cos the adjudicating officer deemed that the your company did not meet the criteria for RIR processing at the time of recruitment, or did not document it well enough to make the case with the INS. If your RIR application gets denied, it is NOT a denial of your labor certification, just a denial of your application to proceed with RIR. What would happen then is that your application would automatically be sent to the non-RIR queue, and you would have to proceed with normal non-RIR processing (advertizing job postings, soliciting resumes,conducting interviews etc.) A long process, but way better than denial. Being denied at the end of the non-RIR process is where you get into the hassle of NOT being able to reapply for six months. My 2 cents on the matter is: as long as the paperwork is moving (RIR,non-RIR or RIR turned into non-RIR), there is really nothing you can do but worry - and worrying is hardly productive given we have so many other stresses to deal with. Hang in there!