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I. Introduction and Purpose of Letter This letter is respectfully submitted in support of the Form I-129 Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker filed by Optiwave Semiconductor Corp. ("OWS" or "Petitioner") on behalf of [BENEFICIARY FULL NAME] (hereinafter, the "Beneficiary"). The purpose of this letter is to provide the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") with a comprehensive description of the Petitioner's

II. Description of the Petitioning Organization

II.A. Company Overview Optiwave Semiconductor Corp. is a Delaware corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, that was incorporated on March 14, 2017. OWS is qualified to do business and maintains active registrations in the States of California, Texas, and Oregon. The company's principal place of business and corporate headquarters is located at 4820 Veltrano Parkway, Suite 300, San

II.B. Business Description and Products OWS specializes in the design, development, and fabrication of photonic integrated circuits ("PICs") for data center interconnect applications. The company's products are purpose-built to serve the high-speed optical communications market, enabling next-generation data center architectures that require ultra-low-latency, high-bandwidth interconnect solutions. As data center ope

II.C. Financial Information OWS is a financially stable and growing enterprise with substantial revenues and a strong balance sheet. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, OWS reported annual revenue of $187.4 million, as reflected in the company's audited financial statements prepared by Pendleton Accounting Group LLP, the company's independent certified public accountants. This revenue figure represents cont

II.D. Workforce and Facilities OWS currently employs approximately 340 full-time employees across three physical office and laboratory locations, in addition to a distributed remote workforce. The company's workforce is composed primarily of engineers, scientists, and technical professionals, reflecting the highly specialized nature of OWS's business operations. The company's facilities and employee distribution are

II.E. H-1B Non-Dependency Attestation OWS currently employs fourteen (14) workers in H-1B nonimmigrant status out of a total workforce of approximately 340 employees. This represents approximately 4.12% of the company's total workforce. OWS is therefore classified as a non-H-1B-dependent employer, as this percentage falls well below the 15% statutory threshold established under Section 212(n)(3) of the Immigration an

III. Description of the Offered Position

III.A. Position Title and Classification OWS seeks to employ the Beneficiary in the following position: Position Title: [POSITION TITLE] Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: [SOC CODE] Employment Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week Requested Employment Period: [START DATE] through [END DATE] Preparer's Note: Insert the applicable position title and corresponding SOC code. Representative pairings include: •

III.B. Worksite Location The Beneficiary will perform the duties of the offered position at the following primary worksite: [Select applicable site:] • Site A: 4820 Veltrano Parkway, Suite 300, San Jose, CA 95134 (located within the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area) • Site B: 7600 Spectrum Drive, Building 4, Austin, TX 78729 (located within the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX Metropol

III.C. Detailed Job Duties The Beneficiary will perform the following duties in connection with the offered position. Each duty requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge in [SPECIFIC FIELD], and the performance of these duties necessitates at least a bachelor's degree (or its foreign equivalent) in a specific specialty discipline. Preparer's Note: The following duty

III.D. Supervisory Structure The Beneficiary will report directly to [SUPERVISOR NAME AND TITLE], who is responsible for the day-to-day management and technical direction of the engineering team within which the Beneficiary's position is situated. [SUPERVISOR NAME] holds a [degree(s)] in [field(s)] and has [number] years of experience in the semiconductor and photonics industry. The Beneficiary [will / will not] exer

IV. Specialty Occupation Qualifications

IV.A. Minimum Education Requirement OWS requires that any individual employed in the offered position hold, at minimum, a bachelor's degree (or its foreign equivalent) in [SPECIFIC FIELD(S) — e.g., Electrical Engineering, Photonics Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field]. This minimum educational requirement is a bona fide requirement that OWS applies consistently to

IV.B. Minimum Experience Requirement In addition to the educational requirement described above, the offered position requires a minimum of [X] years of progressive, post-baccalaureate professional experience in [SPECIFIC AREA — e.g., photonic device design, semiconductor process integration, analog circuit design, or a closely related field]. This experience must include direct, hands-on involvement in tasks and pro

IV.C. Specialty Occupation Criteria Under 8 CFR § 214.2(h)(4)(ii) The offered position qualifies as a "specialty occupation" as defined under Section 214(i)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1184(i)(1), which provides that a specialty occupation is one that requires the theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor's or higher degr

IV.D. Beneficiary's Qualifications The Beneficiary possesses the education, training, and professional experience necessary to perform the duties of the offered position, and meets or exceeds the minimum qualifications set forth in Sections IV.A and IV.B above. Educational Credentials: [Insert Beneficiary-specific educational credentials, including: • Degree(s) earned (e.g., Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, Do

V. Proffered Wage and Prevailing Wage Compliance

V.A. Proffered Wage OWS will compensate the Beneficiary for the offered position at the following rate: Annual Base Salary: $[AMOUNT] Annual Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Grant Value: $[AMOUNT] (vesting over a four-year period in accordance with the terms of OWS's Equity Incentive Plan, as amended) Total Annual Compensation: $[TOTAL AMOUNT] Preparer's Note: Insert the applicable compensation tier based on the position

V.B. Prevailing Wage Determination The applicable prevailing wage for the offered position has been determined based on wage data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Online Wage Library, which utilizes Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics ("OEWS") survey data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the applicable Metropolitan Statistical Area in which the worksite is located. SOC Code: [SOC CODE] Wage

V.C. Wage Compliance Attestation OWS hereby confirms that the proffered wage for the offered position equals or exceeds both (a) the prevailing wage for the occupational classification in the area of intended employment, as determined pursuant to INA § 212(n)(1)(A) and 20 CFR § 655.731, and (b) the actual wage paid by OWS to all other individuals with similar experience and qualifications for the specific employment

VI. Labor Condition Application Compliance OWS has filed and obtained certification of a Labor Condition Application ("LCA") for the offered position with the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, through the Foreign Labor Application Gateway ("FLAG") electronic filing system. LCA Case Number: [CASE NUMBER] Worksite Covered: [WORKSITE ADDRESS] SOC Cod

VII. Benefits and Working Conditions OWS will provide the Beneficiary with the same benefits and working conditions afforded to other similarly employed U.S. workers at the worksite, on the same terms and subject to the same eligibility requirements, in full compliance with INA § 212(n)(1)(A) and 20 CFR § 655.731. The benefits to which the Beneficiary will be entitled include, but are not limited to, the following: •

VIII. E-Verify Participation and I-9 Compliance OWS is enrolled in the E-Verify program, a web-based system operated by USCIS and the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. OWS's E-Verify Company Identification Number is 1487623. OWS will submit an E-Verify case for the Beneficiary in accordance with the program'

IX.A. No Displacement of U.S. Workers OWS hereby attests that it has not displaced, and will not displace, any United States worker (as defined in 20 CFR § 655.738) in connection with the filing of this petition or the employment of the Beneficiary in the offered position. The position for which OWS seeks to employ the Beneficiary is being filled to address genuine and ongoing business needs arising from OWS's contin

IX.B. No Strike or Lockout OWS hereby attests that, as of the date of this letter, there is no strike, lockout, or work stoppage in the course of a labor dispute in the occupational classification of the offered position at the worksite where the Beneficiary will be employed, as required by INA § 212(n)(1)(B) and 20 CFR § 655.733. OWS's workforce is not represented by a collective bargaining unit, and there are no pe

IX.C. Notification to Workers OWS has provided notice of the H-1B filing to employees in the occupational classification at the worksite at which the Beneficiary will be employed, in compliance with the requirements of 20 CFR § 655.734. Because there is no collective bargaining representative for the occupational classification, OWS has satisfied the notice requirement by posting electronic notice of the filing on th

X. Enclosed Supporting Documentation The following documents are enclosed with this petition in support of the Form I-129 filing. OWS respectfully requests that the adjudicating officer review each document in conjunction with this letter. Preparer's Note: Customize the following list for each beneficiary, adding or removing items as applicable. Ensure that all referenced documents are actually included in the filing

1. Certified Labor Condition Application (ETA Form 9035/9035E), Case Number [CASE NUMBER], certified by the Department of Labor on [CERTIFICATION DATE].

2. Form I-129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker, with H Classification Supplement and H-1B and H-1B1 Data Collection and Filing Fee Exemption Supplement, completed and signed by the Petitioner's authorized representative.

3. Form I-907, Request for Premium Processing Service, with applicable filing fee of $2,805. (Include only if premium processing is elected.)

4. Beneficiary's Educational Credentials, including copies of diploma(s), degree certificate(s), and official academic transcripts. If the Beneficiary's degree was earned at a foreign institution, a credential evaluation report prepared by [EVALUATION AGENCY NAME], a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services ("NACES"), confirming the equivalency of the foreign degree to a U.S. bachelor's (o

5. Beneficiary's Resume / Curriculum Vitae, detailing the Beneficiary's educational background, professional experience, technical skills, publications, and other qualifications relevant to the offered position.

6. Copies of Beneficiary's Current Immigration Documents, including, as applicable: Form I-20 (Certificate of Eligibility for Student Status), Employment Authorization Document (EAD), passport biographical page, prior U.S. visa stamps, and most recent Form I-94 (Arrival/Departure Record), obtained from the CBP I-94 website.

7. Detailed Job Description and Duty Percentage Breakdown, setting forth the specific duties, percentage time allocations, and specialized knowledge requirements for the offered position.

8. OWS Organizational Chart, depicting the Beneficiary's position within the engineering organization, the reporting relationship to the direct supervisor, and the relationship of the position to other positions within the department.

9. OWS Corporate Documentation, including copies of the company's Certificate of Incorporation (State of Delaware), Certificate of Qualification to do business in the State of California, most recent annual report filing, and an excerpt from the company's audited financial statements for fiscal year 2024, prepared by Pendleton Accounting Group LLP.

10. Evidence of Prevailing Wage Determination, including a printout from the DOL Online Wage Library reflecting the applicable prevailing wage for the offered position's SOC code, wage level, and metropolitan statistical area.

11. Filing Fees, payable by check or money order to "U.S. Department of Homeland Security," itemized as follows: Preparer's Note: Verify the current fee schedule at the time of filing, as fees are subject to change. The ACWIA fee of $750 applies to employers with 26 or more full-time equivalent employees. The registration fee of $215 was paid at the time of the initial H-1B electronic registration. If the Petitioner

XI. Conclusion Based on the foregoing, Optiwave Semiconductor Corp. respectfully requests that USCIS approve the enclosed Form I-129 petition and classify the Beneficiary, [BENEFICIARY FULL NAME], in H-1B nonimmigrant status under Section 101(a)(15)(H)(i)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for the requested validity period of [START DATE] through [END DATE]. The record of evidence demonstrates that the offered

1. Naveen Sharma — Photonics Process Engineer, Site A (San Jose)

2. Yuki Tanaka — Analog Design Engineer, Site A (San Jose)

3. Ekaterina Solovyova — Verification Engineer, Site B (Austin)

4. Ahmed Hassan — Thermal Engineer, Site A (San Jose)

5. Min-Jun Lee — EDA Tools Developer, Site B (Austin) The filing deadline for FY2026 cap-subject petitions is June 30, 2025. The target date to begin filing is June 25, 2025. All five FY2026 cap petitions will elect premium processing (Form I-907, fee of $2,805 per petition). Granville Staffing Solutions Transfers: If the beneficiary was previously placed at OWS through Granville Staffing Solutions, Inc. (780 Technol

I-129 Base Filing Fee | $780 Fraud Prevention and Detection Fee (Pub. L. 108-447) | $500 ACWIA Fee (American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act) | $750 Asylum Program Fee (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024) | $600 Premium Processing Fee (I-907) (if applicable) | $2,805 Subtotal — Government Filing Fees | $5,435 H-1B Registration Fee (previously paid) | $215 Total Government Fees | $5,650