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• A new proposed regulation seeks to eliminate the longstanding USCIS principle of deference to its prior approval of immigration filings on Form I-129, the petition for nonimmigrant workers. The proposal is the Trump Administration’s third attempt to eliminate deference. • If implemented, the regulation is likely to…
A policy of deferring to previous approvals for H-1B employees and other workers with temporary status would be eliminated under a Trump administration proposal.
The Trump administration has proposed scrapping a policy that generally requires US immigration officers to defer to their own previous approvals of work visa petitions, a move that could make it challenging for Indian professionals to secure H-1B extensions. The proposed policy which also covers other work visas such…