Multiple H-1B Applications To Get Rejected By US: 10 Latest Developments

The USCIS cited the judgement in a case related to IT company S-Inc. "Matter of S- Inc. addresses the prohibition on multiple H-1B filings by related entities (such as a parent company, subsidiary, or affiliate)," the USCIS said.
The software development and consulting firm had sought to classify the beneficiary as an H-1B non-immigrant to temporarily employ the beneficiary as a programmer analyst, it noted.
The Director of the US immigration agency's CIS Vermont Service Center revoked the petition's approval, stating that a "related entity", C- LLC, had "impermissibly filed petitions for the same beneficiary".
The USCIS instructed its personnel to follow the reasoning in this decision in similar cases.
The matter of S- Inc clarifies that the term "related entities" includes petitioners, whether or not related through corporate ownership and control, that file cap-subject H-1B petitions for the same beneficiary for substantially the same job.
Without a legitimate business need to file multiple cap-subject petitions for the same beneficiary, the USCIS will deny or revoke the approval of all H-1B cap-subject petitions filed by "related entities" for that beneficiary.
"Related entities include petitioners, whether or not related through corporate ownership and control, that file cap-subject H-1B petitions for the same beneficiary for substantially the same job," it noted.
The memorandum directed USCIS personnel to refer to the policy memorandum "solely for the guidance of USCIS personnel in the performance of their official duties".
The US government had earlier this month suspended premium processing of H-1B visas petitions for fiscal year 2019. The USCIS had said the temporary suspension would help it "reduce overall H-1B processing times.
The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers.