When a European tech company rushed to establish its first U.S. office, immigration paperwork was delegated to an outsourced provider. On paper, everything looked fine—until the consulate flagged that the executives listed didn’t meet the “managerial capacity” requirement.  The launch was delayed by months, critical contracts were lost, and HR was left explaining to leadership [...]

It happens more often than you think. An HR leader spends months securing an approved petition for a critical employee. The trip home for visa stamping seems routine—until the consular officer says “denied” in under two minutes. No papers reviewed. No second chance. This is the reality of high-volume consular interviews where decisions are made [...]