A group of seven American businesses have announced that they have dropped an H1B visa lawsuit filed against United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The lawsuit was dropped after USCIS reportedly agreed to accept and adjudicate previous decisions on US work visas.
Back in March, the American Immigration Council (AIC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of the seven companies, which challenged USCIS’ ‘arbitrary rejection’ of H1B petitions filed after October 1 simply because a H1B workers’ intended start date for employment was after October 1.
The lawsuit claimed that based on this timeline, USCIS had created a ridiculous choice for employers to make - either starting foreign workers on October 1 and not a day later or misrepresent the intended start date by ‘backdating’ the petition.
: Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 9:48 AM IST
Seven business drop H-1B lawsuit against USCIS; agency agrees to accept previous decision on foreign visas
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A group of seven American businesses on Monday announced they have dropped an H-1B lawsuit against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services after the federal agency agreed to accept and adjudicate previous decisions on foreign work visas.
In March, the American Immigration Council, on behalf of the seven businesses, had filed a suit, challenging USCISâ arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after October 1 solely because the H-1B workersâ intended employment start date fell after October 1.
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May 04, 2021 11:49 IST
USCIS’ arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after October 1 was challenged by the American Immigration Council in March
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The lawsuit had called for stopping USCIS’ arbitrary and capricious refusal to accept timely and properly filed H-1B petitions.
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USCIS’ arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after October 1 was challenged by the American Immigration Council in March A group of seven American businesses on May 3 announced to have dropped an H-1B lawsuit against the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services after the federal agency agreed to accept and adjudicate previous decisions on foreign work visas.
Seven businesses drop H-1B lawsuit against US federal agency
Seven businesses drop H-1B lawsuit against US federal agency
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WASHINGTON: A group of seven American businesses Monday announced to have dropped an H-1B lawsuit against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services after the federal agency agreed to accept and adjudicate previous decisions on foreign work visas. In March, the American Immigration Council, on behalf of the seven businesses, had filed a suit, challenging USCIS arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after October 1 solely because the H-1B workers intended employment start date fell after October 1.