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Amended H-1B Petitions: A US district court judge<\/strong>, based on past precedence, has upheld the requirement for sponsoring employers <\/strong>to file an amended H-1B visa petition<\/strong> (application) with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS<\/strong>). When a foreign employee moves from one domestic location<\/strong> to another. However, it is discovered that the plaintiff, ITServe Alliance<\/strong>, is probably going to file an appeal with a higher court (Circuit Court of Appeals).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In July 2015, USCIS had given a policy memorandum<\/strong>, based on the decision taken by the Administrative Appeals Office in a specific case. The memorandum prescribed the development of a foreign employee. From one domestic location to another constituted a \u2018material change\u2019 and required filing of an amended H-1B visa application<\/strong>. This requirement was imposed without advance notice in the Federal Register, which gives a chance for stakeholders <\/strong>to comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

US court upholds requirement to file amended H-1B petitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ITServe Alliance is an association of more than 1,400 member<\/strong> organizations (large numbers of them established by those of Indian origin). Also, its claim expressed that this requirement exceeded USCIS’s<\/strong> statutory authority and must be set aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Member companies of this association place their H-1B employees<\/strong> at client sites, thus there is a frequent change in location. Filing of an amended H-1B visa petition<\/strong> each time a foreign employee. It is moved to a new geographic region within the US adds up to the business costs. ITServe pointed out to the district court that the charges are right now $ 460<\/strong> for filing and $ 1,400<\/strong> for an expedited decision. These filing fees<\/strong> add to the costs of the sponsoring employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[India wants a report card from students studying abroad on government scholarships<\/span><\/a>]<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Judge Trevor N. McFadden rejected the grounds of argument put forth by ITServe<\/strong>. The judge also held that USCIS can give binding interpretive rules<\/strong>. Presently the matter will move to the appeals court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Wasden, partner at Wasden Banias, who is addressing the plaintiffs was optimistic that they have very solid arguments<\/strong>. He told TOI, “This case challenges a few structural issues that will really shake up the whole Immigration and Nationality Act’s H-1B program<\/strong>. The appeals court isn’t bound by the lower court’s decision. Given the fact that the lower court danced around the key issues<\/strong> of the case. Without squarely addressing any of them, the appeals court really has a blank slate to draw on.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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