Bad Luck Strikes!! I140/485 Rejected after Master's Education RFE? Any Suggestions?
07/03 Applied for GC under EB2 Category stating I have Masters (got my actual Masters degree in 12/03 but had passed my defense and completed all credits in 07/01). ETA 750 line 14 says 'Masters' as education qualification but non of the advertisements (paper and online) said Masters Degree required. They say so and so experience required and Degree required (not specifying what type of degree). I have Engg degree from India in relevant field.
Applied with Nebraska Service Center.
03/04 LC Approved
04/05 RFE to prove I got my Masters before 07/03
06/05 I140/485 Rejected stating I did not have Master's degree before 07/03.
1. Would appealing make sense?
2. Can I change my Labor and reapply stating that It was a mistake on part of the Lawyer?
3. Just was wondering why they did not reject my Labor when they did not see my degree certificate in first round.
4. Can I have an evaluator say my 25 credits and passing defense was equivalent to Masters?
I only have my H1 until 01/07.
Please provide your suggestions !! My lawyer is saying I cannot apply in EB2 with the same employer again as I did not have Master's degree when I joined. If I want to apply with the same employer she is asking me to apply for a different position like say a Manager.
Thanks,
DD
PS: When filing I140 my lawyer forgot to send a copy of my Master's degree and this came back and haunted us in a form of RFE.
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BS: completed 05/98
MS: Got actual degree in 12/03 but passed my thesis defense and completed all required credits by 07/01
Exp: 5 years
Labor filing date 07/03
Labor approved:03/04
ETA 750 line 14:
College: 5
College Degree Required: Master
Major Field of Study: Computer Science, Compuer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, or Human Centered Communication Design
Job Offered: 1 yr
Related Occupation: 1 yr, Sofwatre Enginner, Web developer, Usability Engineer, Programmer, Analyst, Ui Designer or Software Developer
ETA 750 line 15:
1 year exp with
- User Centered Design
- usability of software systems
- using Java, JSP and HTML
Thanks
DD
07/03 Applied for GC under EB2 Category stating I have Masters (got my actual Masters degree in 12/03 but had passed my defense and completed all credits in 07/01). ETA 750 line 14 says 'Masters' as education qualification but non of the advertisements (paper and online) said Masters Degree required. They say so and so experience required and Degree required (not specifying what type of degree). I have Engg degree from India in relevant field.
Applied with Nebraska Service Center.
03/04 LC Approved
04/05 RFE to prove I got my Masters before 07/03
06/05 I140/485 Rejected stating I did not have Master's degree before 07/03.
1. Would appealing make sense?
2. Can I change my Labor and reapply stating that It was a mistake on part of the Lawyer?
3. Just was wondering why they did not reject my Labor when they did not see my degree certificate in first round.
4. Can I have an evaluator say my 25 credits and passing defense was equivalent to Masters?
I only have my H1 until 01/07.
Please provide your suggestions !! My lawyer is saying I cannot apply in EB2 with the same employer again as I did not have Master's degree when I joined. If I want to apply with the same employer she is asking me to apply for a different position like say a Manager.
Thanks,
DD
PS: When filing I140 my lawyer forgot to send a copy of my Master's degree and this came back and haunted us in a form of RFE.
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bcis said:There are some possibilities always. So Please post all details like completion of BS, MS dates , start date of working, experience @labor filing date and exact wording in ETA 750 14 and 15 columns?
BS: completed 05/98
MS: Got actual degree in 12/03 but passed my thesis defense and completed all required credits by 07/01
Exp: 5 years
Labor filing date 07/03
Labor approved:03/04
ETA 750 line 14:
College: 5
College Degree Required: Master
Major Field of Study: Computer Science, Compuer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Human Computer Interaction, or Human Centered Communication Design
Job Offered: 1 yr
Related Occupation: 1 yr, Sofwatre Enginner, Web developer, Usability Engineer, Programmer, Analyst, Ui Designer or Software Developer
ETA 750 line 15:
1 year exp with
- User Centered Design
- usability of software systems
- using Java, JSP and HTML
Thanks
DD
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