In recent months, we have seen an increase in the number of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) issued by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in connection to Form I-140, Immigrant Petitions for Alien Worker, (I-140 Petition) filed by U.S. employers on behalf of foreign national employees, which is a required step in the employment-based lawful permanent resident (LPR) process.
We have noticed that many of the issues raised by USCIS seem to be the result of corporate changes or business losses that occurred in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We recently received two extensive I-140 Petition RFEs, one of which resulted in a NOID, where we were able to successfully advocate on behalf of our clients to get the cases approved.