What are some scenarios that would cause the USCIS to deny someone’s H1B after being selected in the lottery?

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Endless. But the most popular ones from what I know.

1) Lack of evidence that the job requires a bachelor’s degree - weird one I know but a lot of RFEs are issued for this particular reason

2) Lack of evidence that the job is a specialty occupation - most of the time due to how the law firms prepare your application

3) Mismatch between current job and degree - Bioengineering major working in IT consulting can be a red flag.

4) Errors in filing, documents, etc. - not very common but pls note that we had new system in place. New system means learning curves means more room for human errors.

My advice: don’t assume that it is over and you are good to go. You probably hear the term “necessary and sufficient conditions” in mathematics right? Well, you only satisfy the former condition.

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All the usual reasons they give during an extension or transfer+ they might believe u duplicated ur initial h1b application

Selection in lottery means nothing if u can’t prove the provenance of Specialty occupation. Lottery is just one filtering criteria, not an approval.

Specialty occupation is tricky. Depends on how your lawyer and you phrase it in a away that your job sounds special enough.

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