In a dramatic change ignoring 20years of past precedent, the
USCIS’ Administrative AppealsOffice has decided that a new H-1B
petition must be filed every time anH-1B employee changes worksites, if
the new worksite is outside of theoriginal metropolitan area.
Effective immediately all MU Lawclient-employers must file new or amended
H-1B petitions to protect these H-1Bworkers. This will dramatically and
negatively change the process formany H-1B employers, especially those
employers in the staffing andconsulting industries. These industries
should expect to spend additionaltime and cost preparing and filing
previously unnecessary H-1Bamendment petitions.
The AAO decision is titled, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC.