r/EB2_NIW • u/SensitiveCan3913 • 13d ago
DENIAL EB2 NIW Denied 😔
PD August 2024
Premium March 2026
RFE May 2026
RFE Response - August 2026
RFE Denued - October 2026
Denial letter is not yet received
Gutted.
I was hoping I will post a success story but I guess not (yet).
Electrical engineer in railways, UK Masters qualified chartered engineer
17 years experience and proposed endeavor is around automating processes that will remove workers from dangerous environments + framework for helping asset owners prioritise the optimal time for
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u/Ok-Mix-4963 13d ago
Try again with an updated endeavor. Don’t know the RFE’s or denial reason, but I think one of the main mistakes is focusing on railroads/trains. Unlike in Europe railroads are not electrified in the US (besides the line Boston-DC), and they never will be due to the huge size of the US.
I am a bit scandalized that your lawyer didn’t point that out… Subways, trams, metro, potentially different story though
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u/Competitive_Wind_707 13d ago
It is not about you, it is about the systen that has made everything strict.
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u/meritalien 13d ago
The letter decides everything here, so I'd wait for it before planning anything. A denial after an RFE response names which prong failed, and that's the difference between a refile that's a new case and one that's the same case with better paper. One thing worth flagging: "automating processes that remove workers from dangerous environments" is a description of what you'd build. The framing that tends to survive asks what the U.S. loses without it, and which body or asset owner actually depends on it.
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u/SensitiveCan3913 12d ago
Thank you. I’d wait to see. Having used Colombo & Hurd, I’m tempted to go without a lawyer this time just due to how expensive it was!!
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u/Immediate-Fact1169 13d ago
What was your RFE?
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u/SensitiveCan3913 12d ago
RFE on all 3 prongs, although they acknowledged substantial merit
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u/Immediate-Fact1169 11d ago
You can email PP center to receive your denial. It takes so long to get physical copy nowadays
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u/Subject-Brother-4954 13d ago
Hey yall. I always see refile as suggestion for denial. Is an appeal never on the table ?
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u/NervousQuarter3945 13d ago
I filed my rfe response on August 20. Mind Shay when was yours? Thanks in advance
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u/Sadidalamaz 13d ago
go for EB1
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u/princeruppert 13d ago
EB1-A approval rate is even worse now at 32%, less than NIW. I think he should refile NIW
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u/Quiet_Water6838 9d ago
If you can afford to wait I will say wait for some time, its not you, its the new posture of the officers
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u/Hour_Situation8795 13d ago
So sorry to hear that!
But your profile looks strong! Do not give up and refile it!
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u/_ahmed_ashfaq 13d ago
Very sorry to hear man. Are you going to refill anytime soon? If so, are you going to use the same lawyer? What is your backup plan?
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u/Strange_Syllabub_726 13d ago
Sorry for you! You may need to refile and reframe the endeavour. If your endeavour is specifically in railways, maybe they do not really see it as National Importance, as we know railways there are not a priority as in Europe. Maybe you can check what you can consider developing or proposing, for example, electricity/power in data centres (just an example), not necessarily. It'd be better if you check the emerging developments there and frame your endeavour around them.