No Client letter from Government company for H1B RFE

[yashuk6 0]

Hello,

 

My employer has filed for H1B this year and got an RFE to provide client letter (Employer-Employee relationship).

 

I'm currently working in EVC (Employer - Vendor - Client) model. Here the client is State Government firm. The client says they cannot provide letter on their letter head as it's against their policies. The employer says providing client letter would be strong case. I'm sure this is the case with all federal government agencies and though H1B still got approved working for them without having client letter.

 

Please suggest what are the other alternatives for getting this H1B approved.

I'm very worried. Please advise.

 

Thanks in advance!

[arken 4,197]

I don’t think there is an alternative. They are pretty strict on client letter due to H1B abuses by the consulting companies.

[yashuk6 0]

But many work for federal government clients and got H1B approved without client letter. Wonder HOW?

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

17 minutes ago, yashuk6 said:

But many work for federal government clients and got H1B approved without client letter. Wonder HOW?

The federal government? Really? So much for “buy American hire American”.

 

Anyway - i am guessing these people are not employed through the same middleman as you, maybe that’s what you need to look at.

[yashuk6 0]

Your guess is wrong man! There are lot of consultants who work for Federal/State government clients.

[USS_Voyager 1,972]

7 minutes ago, SusieQQQ said:

So much for “buy American hire American”.

See, that's a fallacy. The US Federal Government cannot function if it wasn't for the foreign workers/consultants/contractors. That's just a fact. 

[arken 4,197]

2 hours ago, yashuk6 said:

But many work for federal government clients and got H1B approved without client letter. Wonder HOW?

May be few if not all provide the letter in some form.  Not everyone gets the RFE, may be those working there did not get RFE or were direct hires, too many variables. 
 

You are asked for it and you can’t opt out of that. 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

2 hours ago, yashuk6 said:

Your guess is wrong man! There are lot of consultants who work for Federal/State government clients.

Please re-read what the “guess” was. It was that the middleman is not the same as yours, who seems unable to get you what you need.

[Boiler 45,486]

H1b's are dealt with by Lawyers, a Lawyer dealing with this type which is particularly under scrutiny would know how to respond.

[Leah Jawwad 1]

Your company’s attorney team would need to handle the RFE response but I wanted to offer a few other ideas that can sometimes be used

 

pay records showing you are paid directly from the petitioner

corporate brochures outlining the benefits offered to employees

organization chart showing the structure of your team, including the people you report to and and people who report to you

a letter from your company explaining your position, the nature of the company, their work model and how traveling to a client site is typical for the position

itinerary that explains your travel schedule 

 

I definitely think it is possible to file without a client letter but your employer’s legal team should be handling the response and should handle obtaining any necessary documents