H-1B Amended Petitions may need to be filed if there is a new workplace location

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Brian D. Lerner, Immigration Lawyer & Deportation Attorney

USCIS provided guidance on when to file an amended H-1B petition in response to the April 9, 2015, AAO precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, which held that employers must file amended H-1B petitions when a new Labor Condition Application for Nonimmigrant Workers (LCA) is required due to a change in the H-1B worker’s worksite location.

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