US Citizenship and Immigration will readjudicate approximately 200 H-1B applications as part of a broad settlement agreement with the ITServe Alliance over restrictive standards the agency adopted in 2018, JD Supra reports [1].
ITServe Alliance sued USCIS [2] in October 2018 following the agency’s updated guidance regarding the processing of H-1B applications, alleging the agency overstepped its authority by demanding exact itineraries showing when and where employees will perform work over the course of the entire H-1B visa. Further, the organization asked the court to enjoin USCIS from approving visas for periods shorter than requested by the employer. Companies applying for a visa sometimes received notification of approval after the visa had expired, the ITServe Alliance alleged.
Read JD Supra’s analysis of the settlement [1].