How Can an Evaluation Help You?
- Immigration (H-1B, I-140, TN, Difficult Cases)
- University Admission
Most Universities require a document evaluation of your high school diploma for admissions into their bachelor degree program, and a course by course evaluation for admission into their graduate programs. Always check with admissions or the office of international students to find out what their process is and what they require before ordering. - Employment
Most employers require a document evaluation that shows what the US equivalency of your credentials are. Career Consulting International evaluations are accepted by the Federal government and most other employers. Be sure to check first to see what the procedure and requirements are at your employer. - Licensing
Most licensing offices require a course by course evaluation. Career Consulting International does not evaluate for all licenses. It is important that you check with the office that does the licensing to learn what the process is and which evaluators they accept.
What does an Evaluation Report look like?
An evaluation report states the academic credentials you possess, the institution you attended, the date you received them, and the US equivalent of your education credential.
Application Instructions
Applications are to be submitted online at www.applypay.com/ The education documents are to be faxed with a cover letter with your name, phone number and email address toll free to 866.585.1409 or International to 917.522.9657 or sent via email to the email address on the application form.
NOTE: If you postal mail your application or documents you do NOT qualify for the Internet Special prices.
Read the terms and conditions carefully, by submitting you indicate that you agree with the terms and conditions stated therein.
How long will my evaluation take?
Your evaluation will be mailed within 5 business days or less from the time the application and all documents are received.
We have a 12-24 hour option and a 48 hour option on payment of a Rush Fee and receipt of all documents. You can order that on the application form at the rate prescribed therein. Your evaluation will be sent via 1st class mail at no charge. For overnight or priority mail see the application. CCI will do their best to meet or beat these rush times but we are not responsible for acts of God, or extenuating circumstances if rush times cannot be met. Rush fees are not refundable and exclude weekends and national holidays. When the H-1B filing are opening or closing rush times and fees may change.
Are evaluations always accepted?
Our evaluations are routinely accepted by the dept of immigration and homeland security, (USCIS), the Federal Government for employment, most major universities and employers. Please note that an evaluation report is advisory and no evaluation will be accepted 100% of the time. Our evaluations are well accepted. However, always check with the office you will be submitting your evaluation to, and make sure that they accept the Career Consulting International evaluation. We guarantee to answer any questions that anyone ever has about your degree or evaluation – even 10 years from now. We guarantee to send additional documents, redo your evaluation and respond to any requests for further evidence. We will always be here to support you.
What documents do I need to send?
- The documents we need are the secondary school, and all university certificates, transcripts, mark sheets, subject lists, etc. when available in the original language and translated to English.
- We MUST have a cover letter with the individuals NAME phone # and email address, PRINTED CLEARLY. Or you can print the application and use it as a cover letter.
- If you are applying for an education/work evaluation we need copies (we do not need originals) of employers' letters stating your dates of employment, designation and job duties. This MUST be on the employers' letterhead and signed. Employment may be from outside the US, and may be during the time you attended university. It should state if you worked full time and if not, how many hours per week you worked. Volunteer work can be considered if the duties are explained clearly. If you send us appointment letters or a resume we will work from that and state that the work experience is unverified. Your lawyer will still have to provide USCIS with verification of the work experience so it is best if you submit the work experience letters to us. All work experience letters are to be submitted with the original documents or it will cause a delay in fulfilling your evaluation.
- If your name on the education documents is not EXACTLY the same as the name you use send a copy of your passport, marriage license, driver's license, or an sworn, notarized affidavit attesting to the proper name or spelling WITH your documents. If it needs to be changed later, there will be an additional fee and it will delay your evaluation.
- SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT THE POST GRADUATE DIPLOMAS. Do not submit a diploma that is not recognized by the government. If we include a diploma in the evaluation it will likely not be approved by USCIS. If that happens, it is not our responsibility that USCIS did not accept it. You will likely get a query (RFE) with a request for further evidence. At that time you can order a education + work experience evaluation. It is best if you do the education + work experience evaluation in the first place to avoid this circumstance.
- All documents must be sent to us at one time. If you are faxing please send one fax with all of the documents. Do NOT send us numerous faxes of 1 or 2 pages each. If sending email copies of your documents please zip them and send as one email. Sending your documents in bits and pieces will result in a delay to the delivery of your evaluation and possible rejection of the documents until they can be resent in an orderly manner.
How do I qualify for the online discounts?
By applying online and faxing or e-mailing all of your documents you qualify for the online discount. If you postal mail any part of the application or documents you do not qualify.
Do I have to send original documents?
No. Clear copies of all educational documents are sufficient. On rare occasion, CCI reserves the right to request original documents for verification purposes. These documents will be returned if fee of $5.00 per document plus postage is supplied.
How Do I Qualify for the H-1B Visa?
The education requirements for the H-1B visa are the equivalency of a US bachelor's degree, or 4 years of post secondary (college /university level) study. If you do not have a 4 year degree or if you have an incomplete degree, you can combine with a post secondary diploma from a GOVERNMENT RECOGNIZED institution or you can use work experience. US IS uses the 3 to 1 rule. Every 3 years of progressive work experience in the field is equivalent to 1 year of post secondary study. For example, 3 years of university study + 3 years of progressive work experience in the field is equivalent to 4 years of study or a US bachelor's degree. If you have no post secondary study we can show 12 years of work experience as equivalent to a US bachelor's degree. Two associates degrees may NOT be combined but an associates degree (2 years and 6 years of work experience may be combined to be equivalent to a US bachelor's degree. For USCIS to accept your work experience you need employers' letters stating your dates of employment, designation and job duties. This MUST be on the employers' letterhead and signed. Employment may be from outside the US, and may be during the time you attended university. It should state if you worked full time and if not, how many hours per week you worked. Volunteer work can be considered if the duties are explained clearly. If you send us appointment letters or a resume we will work from that and state that the work experience is unverified. Your lawyer will still have to provide USCIS with verification of the work experience so it is best if you submit the work experience letters to us. All work experience letters are to be submitted with the original documents or it will cause a delay in fulfilling your evaluation.
The most important part of getting an H-1B Visa is to get a sponsor. For fiscal year 2009 CCI will be referring people to a service that helps finds sponsors. H-1B Visa filings for fiscal year 2009 start April 1, 2008 so it is important that you start contacting potential sponsors as soon as possible. Click here to receive information about this service.
What if I have received an RFE, NOID or Denial?
Fill out the form and be certain to send us a clear copy with your documents. For a free analysis of your RFE, NOID or Denial, please go to www.ccifree.com and fill it out. Then follow the directions on that application to send us your documents (the email and fax # is different from our regular numbers) and we will have a professor and our director review your situation at no charge.
What if I have a 3 year degree from India that I need evaluated for Immigration purposes?
For a free analysis of your 3 Year degree for I-140 purposes, please go to www.ccifree.com and fill it out and follow the directions on that application to send us your documents (the email and fax # is different from our regular numbers) and we will have a professor and our director review your situation at no charge. For the H-1B visa you should combine the 3 year degree with a diploma from a government recognized institution or with 3 years of work experience to show equivalency to a US bachelor's degree for H-1B purposes.
What do I do if I have questions about my evaluation report?
If you have questions about your evaluation report or disagree with its conclusions, please email us. We will reply to you in writing via email. Do not call regarding changes to your evaluation, it can only be handled via email.
Language
English translations must accompany all foreign language documents. If you need a translation click here: http://www.thedegreepeople.com/translation.html
How many copies of the evaluation do I get?
You will receive two official hard (paper) copies of the evaluation. You can order extra official copies on the application form at the rate prescribed therein. We can also provide you with a signed electronic copy. Select the option on the form.
Are evaluations refundable?
No, they are not. Once you submit the evaluation we begin processing it and it cannot be cancelled with a refund. If you are not happy with the outcome of your evaluation you may contact us (see above) but our job is not to make you happy but rather to do an honest evaluation. Most of our clients are very happy as you will be if you have honest realistic expectations.
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