U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued final guidance regarding when an amended H-1B petition must be filed, after USCIS’ Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued the precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC.<\/em><\/p>\n Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC<\/em> concerns the H-1B visa classification, a nonimmigrant category which permits a U.S. employer to employ a foreign national worker temporarily in a specialty occupation in the United States. The precedent decision stated that a U.S. employer must file an amended petition when a change in an H-1B worker’s worksite location requires a new Labor Condition Application (LCA). USCIS guidance released in May, 2015, made that process retroactive, requiring a new LCA and an amended H-1B petition for each worker whose location changed prior to the decision. USCIS set August 19, 2015, as the amended petition deadline for compliance. <\/p>\n In its final guidance issued July 21, 2015, USCIS changed that position. USCIS now states (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued final guidance regarding when an amended H-1B petition must be filed, after USCIS’ Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) issued the precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC. Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC concerns…<\/span><\/p>\n