H-1B Policy Loosens Towards Computer Programmer Applicants
In 2017, the Trump administration released a guidance memo that imposed stricter evidentiary criteria for computer programmer H-1B applicants. It also raised questions about whether computer programmers qualified for H-1B specialty occupation visas. The memo caused increasing numbers of Requests for Evidence and denials. The memo was rescinded by USCIS recently. This is a result of a series of court orders on the H-1B program. The denial of an H-1B petition was decided to by arbitrary and capricious by the U.S. Court of Appeals. USCIS relied on logic from the Memo for the denial of the applicant. USCIS will no longer apply the Memo to any new filings or...
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