USCIS Delivery Service Error Guidance for FY16 H-1B Cap Filings

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) would like to inform stakeholders about the proper action to take if cap-subject filings for fiscal year 2016 (FY16) H-1B petitions are mishandled by delivery services. If a petitioner filed an FY16 H-1B cap petition in a timely manner, but received notification from the delivery service that suggests that there may be a delay or damage to the package, the petitioner may file a second H-1B petition with a new fee payment and the following:

  • An explanation why a second petition is being filed, with supporting evidence, such as the notice from the delivery service; and
  • A request to withdraw the first petition filed for the FY16 H-1B cap.

Petitioners who do not include these items will be considered to have submitted duplicate filings. USCIS reminds employers that it will deny or revoke multiple or duplicative petitions filed by an employer, in the same fiscal year, for the same H-1B worker and will not refund the filing fees.

Read the full update here.

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