| Do I Need to File an Amended H-1B Petition? |
| Do I Need to File an Amended H-1B Petition? |
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William, I am a H-1B worked, and will relocate to work in another location. Do I need to file an amended H-1B petition? Answer, If the employer asserts that there has been a significant change in the H1B worker's job role, the H1B petition should reflect those changes, typically with the filing of an amended H1B petition. On April 9, 2015, USCIS’ Administrative Appeal Office (AAO) issued a precedent decision, Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC (PDF), 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. Specifically, the decision stated: When H-1B employees change their place of employment to a worksite location that requires employers to certify a new Labor Condition Application for Nonimmigrant Workers to the Department of Homeland Security. When there is a material change in the terms and conditions of employment, the petitioner must file an amended or new H−1B petition with the corresponding LCA. This precedent decision represents the USCIS position that employers are required to file an amended petition before placing an H-1B employee at a new worksite. USCIS will accept comments on the below draft guidance for a limited period of time. You must file an amended H-1B petition if your H-1B employee changed or is going to change his or her place of employment to a worksite location outside of the metropolitan statistical area (MSA), or an “area of intended employment” covered by the existing approved H-1B petition, even if a new LCA is already certified and posted at the new location. If your H-1B employee is moving to a new job location within the same MSA or area of intended employment a new LCA is not required. Therefore, you do not need to file an amended H-1B petition. However, you must still post the original LCA in the new work location within the same MSA or area of intended employment. |
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