Immigrant Daily

USCIS Gives Opportunity to Employers of Denied Form I-129 in Healthcare

Providing opportunity to employers whose Form I-129, H-1B petitions for health care workers were denied prior to May 20, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a following update. It states, if the Form I-129 was denied solely on the basis that the beneficiary did not possess a Master’s or higher degree in the field, the petition may be reopened on service motion and will be adjudicated in accordance with the May 20, 2009 memorandum. Further, USCIS will only review denials of petitions for which it has received a written request for review from the petitioning employer or its representative. USCIS is requesting that employers whose petitions were denied on the above basis send an email to the Service Center that issued the denial of Form I-129 to request review of the denial. Requests should include “PT/OT Service Motion Request” in the subject line of the email and will be accepted through August 14, 2009. This is a special accommodation provided by USICS to public by initiating Service Motions to Reopen in lieu of requiring petitioners to file an appeal.

For complete information, please click USCIS Issues Additional Information to Employers Whose H-1B Petitions for Health Care Specialty Occupations Have Been Denied