Amended H-1Bs must for new job site

MUMBAI: A US court of appeals (District of Columbia) has upheld the requirement that sponsoring employers must file an amended H-1B petition (application) with the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when the foreign employee moves from one domestic location to another.

ITServe Alliance, an association of over 1,000 member companies (many founded by those of Indian origin), had filed an appeal against an earlier lower court order, which had held that USCIS can issue binding interpretive rules.

In July 2015, USCIS had issued a policy memorandum based on the decision taken by the Administrative Appeals Office in a particular case.