Developments in Neufeld Memo Lawsuit

We have previously written extensively about the January 2010 Neufeld Memorandum and the recent lawsuit challenging its validity.   We wanted to provide some recent updates on the case as it is of great interest to many of our clients and readers.

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Federal Lawsuit Challenges the January 2010 Neufeld Memo on Employer-Employee Relationship

We have written extensively in the past regarding the January 8, 2010 Neufeld Memo which introduced guidance requiring H-1B applications to show proof of employer-employee relationship between the H-1B petitioner and beneficiary.  The Neufeld Memo has affected mostly staffing and consulting companies where the H-1B beneficiaries are employed at third-party worksites.

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AILA Letter to USCIS on Employer-Employee Relationship Memo

We have written extensively over the past two months on the January 8, 2010 Neufeld Memorandum (the “Neufeld Memo”) changing the H-1B adjudication standards for H-1B employers engaged in 3rd party placement or employee-owners.  We have also written about AILA’s efforts to rescind the Neufeld Memo.

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USCIS Meeting on H-1B Employer-Employee Relationship Memo

Earlier today USCIS held a collaboration session on “Determining Employer-Employee Relationships for Adjudication of H-1B Petitions.“  We had the opportunity to attend the session, to listen and to engage in a discussion regarding the January 8, 2010, USCIS Memorandum by Donald Neufeld on the Employer-Employee Relationship.

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AILA Seeks Rescission of the January 8, 2010 Neufeld Memorandum

The Neufeld Memorandum of January 8, 2010, has generated a substantial amount of discussion with its newly-proposed standard for “employer-employee” relationship applied to third-party H-1B employee placements, which are very common for consulting companies.  Our office has handled many consultations and inquiries relating to the Neufeld Memorandum and what it means for the thousands of H-1B employees currently on H-1B visa and for their employers.

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USCIS Guidance on H-1B for Contractors and Third-party Worksites

In a January 8, 2010, Memorandum, Donald Neufeld, the Associate Director for Service Center Operations, provides some guidance on the standards for H-1B petitions filed by independent contractors, self-employed beneficiaries, and beneficiaries working at third-party worksites.

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USCIS Memo Amends Certain I-140 Related Provisions of AFM

In a Memorandum, dated September 14, 2009, Donald Neufeld, the Acting Associate Director for Domestic Operations as USCIS, provides some clarifications and amendments to the Adjudicator’s Field Manual relating to Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker.
1.  Definition of Employer for Outstanding Researchers or Professors under Section 203(b)(1)(B).
Each EB-1B petition  for outstanding researcher or professor [...]

Neufeld Memorandum on Form I-140 Successor-in-Interest

In a memorandum dated August 6, 2009, Donald Neufeld, the Acting Associate Director for USCIS Domestic Operations Unit provides new guidance and amends USCIS policy with respect to review of Form I-140 successor-in-interest (”SI”) amendments.  The goal of the new guidance is to update (the dated) USCIS policy in light of changing business realities with [...]

Memorandum on Equivalency of Foreign Medical Degrees

Donald Neufeld, in a Memorandum dated June 17, 2009 provides some guidance on the equivalency of foreign medical degrees for the purpose of qualifying for the EB-2 category.
A U.S. medical degree is obtained after completing a bachelor’s degree and as a result, a U.S. medical doctor degree is considered to be an advanced degree. In [...]

EB-5 Job Creation and Full-Time Employees

In a Memorandum dated June 17, 2009, Donald Neufeld, the Acting Associate Director for Domestic Operations, has provided some guidance on the employment-based fifth preference (EB-5) green card category reserved for entrepreneurs willing to invest a substantial capital into the U.S. and create at least 10 full-time jobs.
About EB-5
Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality [...]