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USCIS Rescinds 2017 Memo Rescinding 2000 Guidance on H-1B Computer Related Positions
USCIS issued a policy memo noting that, in light of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Innova Solutions v. Baran, effective immediately, it is rescinding the 2017 policy memo (PM-602-0142), “Rescission of the December 22, 2000 ‘Guidance Memo on H1B Computer Related Positions.’”
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 21020430.
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- Guidance Memo on H1B Computer Related Positions (12/22/00)
- CA9 Reverses USCIS’s Denial of H-1B Visa Filed on Behalf of Indian Citizen with Bachelor’s Degree as a Computer Programmer (Innova Solutions, Inc. v. Baran, 12/16/20)