Current Trends in H-1B End Client Letters

Question details

This is my second year on H1B and my H1b visa is valid till Aug 2017 with Valid 194. My Extension was filed on Oct 2016 normal processing and now I got an RFE on 22 May 2017. for the RFE I received last time ( Dec 2016 for amendment), I had submitted all documents like SOW, MSA, Client letter etc. and got an approval. However now due to some organizational changes, my Client is no longer providing us the Client letter. Due to recent changes and scrutinizing of H1b applications these days, is there any risk involved NOT providing the Client letter? are there any changes of getting a decline?

ANSWER

Watch the Video on this FAQ: Current trends in H-1B end client letters

Video Transcript

Since 2005 it has become very difficult to get H-1B approvals without clarification from an entrant if you are in a consulting position. Unless the end client can verify what your job is and how much control your employer doing the H-1 has over you, USCIS is not going to give you an H-1B approval. It has become very difficult to get H-1B's without the end client participation and sometimes it can be difficult even with a letter from the end client. It's really very sad that we have to do business in this way that our approvals depend upon the mood and the education level or knowledge level of the USCIS officer whose adjudicating the case. More...

 

 

Note: This is a verbatim transcript of the referenced audio/video media delivered as oral communication, and, therefore, may not conform to written grammatical or syntactical form.

FAQ Transcript





Note: This is a verbatim transcript of the referenced audio/video media delivered as oral communication, and, therefore, may not conform to written grammatical or syntactical form.