✅ EB-2 NIW: approval
A story of obtaining approval for an EB-2 NIW visa in the field of compliance after receiving an RFE and submitting 13 recommendation letters.
Case details
Filing: December 26, 2023
Decision: August 26, 2025
Service center: Nebraska, then Vermont, Texas
Category: EB-2 NIW
Criteria claimed: Not specified
Attorney: Aiya Baltabek
Timeline: 609 days
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How it went
Well, friends — since this news is now public and many people have found my profile, I’m happy to tell you that I have the long-awaited APPROVAL! Category - EB2 NIW Specialty - Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Compliance Attorney - Aiya Baltabek Timeline: December 26, 2023 - petition accepted for processing by Nebraska May 23, 2025 - RFE issued from Vermont August 20, 2025 - response to the RFE received by the Texas office August 26, 2025 - status changed to Approval Case Decision Rendered Total - 609 days Overall, including the RFE, 13 recommendation letters were submitted from Latvia, Lithuania, Canada, and the USA, plus a 24-page professional plan.
Main insight
“Even after receiving an RFE it’s important not to give up and to keep working on the case in order to secure approval.”
Katerina (@jbogoslovska)
12/26/2023
Petition filed
05/23/2025
RFE received
08/20/2025
Response to RFE received
08/26/2025
Petition approved
Story author
Katerina (@jbogoslovska), from the @talentvisahelp chat. Original message in the chat.
Useful resources
All information about O-1 / EB-1A / EB-2 NIW
More approval and denial stories: channel @o1eb1