Do I need a recommender from the US?

Community answers

The answers below are translated from the original Russian - the language of the community chats.

• It is not so important for the letters to be specifically from the USA, but it would be great if the recommending company is well-known: a large international brand operating in your country is already good.

• A letter from a U.S. company with which you had no relationship should not be included - it will likely raise questions about the candidate rather than strengthen the case.

• I created an expert opinion letter: any confirmation of qualifications can only help - the officer is not a professional in the case topic, and here they have confirmation from a specialist with credentials.

The answers are anonymized community experience from the public chats, not legal advice. Officers may decide similar cases differently.

Sources

• USCIS Policy Manual, Volume 6, Part F, Chapter 2

  How the agency weighs evidence, letters included: specifics and the author's independence, not their verdict.

• 8 CFR 204.5 - the I-140 regulation

  The source text of the evidence requirements.

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