I 140 RFE on Experience - RA Experience while doing MS Counts?

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clueless2001

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I recd a I 140 RFE(EB2) asking for more evidence on my 2 Years of Experience that is required for the position.

Part of the 2 Years Experience that i claimed is -- Part Time Work as a Research Assistant while i was doing my Masters here in the states.

Does anyone have +ve/-ve experiences in claiming this kind of experience towards the requirement? Any Insights..
 
Friends please see situation below:

My PERM labor mentions 24 months of experience required for my current position. PERM has been approved and I-140 is pending.

I got experience letters from 2 of my previous employers as proof of experience:
Letter from Company A on company letterhead signed by the Director stating I worked there from Feb, 2004 to oct 2005.(18 months)
Letter from Company B on company letterhead signed by my former manager stating I worked there for approx 17 and a half months.

Both these letters together cover all the skills mentioned in PERM 9089 form that are required for my current position as well as the experience of 24 months and the content of both letters has been okayed by my employer's lawyers.

There is one issue tough: On PERM labor form 9089 in Section K (alien work experience) for my company A job, start date has been mentioned as 12/01/2003, whereas the Company A letter mentions it as february 2004. This is because from 12/01/2003 to the beginning of February 2004 I was being trained and started my client engagement in February 2004. Hence company A mentioned February 2004 as the start date. For Company B the start/end dates on the letter and fPERM labor form 9089 match exactly.

Would the 2 months difference in start date for Company A cause a issue with the I-140 like geting RFE - even tough skills and duration of work experience that were mentioned in the labor are supported by the 2 letters???

Thanks
 
Bit late to respond but might help others with similar question.

RA/TA work during Masters degree does count towards experience and is quite normal. Infact, All my batch mates had used RA experience during MS for applying I-140 (In my case, the requirement was MS + 1 year for Eb2 and I had submitted the 20 hr RA position for 2 years as an equivalent experience)
 
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