CASE: H-1B Visa Extension Petition
PETITIONER: Public School District in Saint Francis, SD
BENEFICIARY: Filipino High School Science Teacher
Our client is a Public School District in Saint Francis, SD. They contacted our office in March 2024 to seek assistance for their foreign employee’s H-1B extension. The beneficiary obtained his Bachelor of Secondary Education Degree in Physics. The position for the Beneficiary is a High School Science Teacher which qualifies as a specialty occupation. This is because the requirement for this position is a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. The Beneficiary has worked under H-1B status since August 2023.
Once retained, our office filed the H-1B visa petition with supporting documents on May 13, 2024 via premium processing service. Our client’s H-1B application was approved on May 22, 2024. His H-1B is good until August 2027.