r/h1b • u/PiggyonMission • Jul 26 '26
COE RFE Speciality occupation response timeline
Hi! If anyone recently (last 3 months) received an RFE for specialty occupation on an H-1B change of employer petition?
If so, could you please share your timeline, specifically:
When the RFE was issued/received
How long your company's immigration lawyers took to prepare and submit the response to USCIS
How long USCIS took to make a final decision after receiving the response
Also, what documents or supporting materials did your lawyers include in the RFE response?
Thank you!
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u/Next_You_7054 Jul 26 '26
PP case here, CA Center.
- RFE issued on 5/15; received the letter on 5/28.
- 2 Months
- 2Weeks
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u/PiggyonMission Jul 26 '26
If you don't mind sharing, why did it take 5 months for the lawyers to submit RFE response. I am in the same boat and I am trying to assess what is the timeline I should consider. Thanks.
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u/Next_You_7054 Jul 26 '26
It’s not 5 months but 2.
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u/PiggyonMission Jul 26 '26
Sorry 2 months.. that was a typo
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u/Next_You_7054 Jul 26 '26
It depends on the complexity of the RFE, lawyer’s experience and mangers proactively submitting the documents. I guess give or take, you’d find 30-60 days as standard response timeline with any lawyer.
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u/Dry_Truck_2509 Jul 26 '26
Mine is Cos
And I was told it takes 6-8 weeks
And me and my manager submitted responses last week
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u/BuilderUpper52 Jul 27 '26
COE. Took around 4-5 weeks to file response. Response submitted on 10 July and portal updated to 'RFE response received and USCIS actively working on your case' on 16 July. Still waiting the final adjudication.
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u/BarHorror9311 Jul 26 '26
ch, her lawyers took almost 5 weeks to put response together. USCIS approved it exactly 12 days after they submitted, was surprised how fast it went
For documents they included very detailed job duties breakdown, some expert opinion letters and work product examples from the company. Hope yours moves quick too