CASE: H-1B Visa Extension Petition
PETITIONER: Public School District in Saint Francis, SD
BENEFICIARY: Filipina English Language Arts High School Teacher
Our client is a Public School District in Saint Francis, SD. They contacted our office in April 2024 to seek assistance for their foreign employee’s H-1B extension. The beneficiary obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in English. The position for the Beneficiary as English Language Arts High School Teacher qualifies as a specialty occupation. This is because the minimum for this position is a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or its equivalent.
Once retained, our office filed the H-1B visa petition with supporting documents on June 3, 2024 via premium processing service. Our client’s H-1B was approved on June 17, 2024. Her H-1B is good until September 4, 2027.