December 10, 2024
The Federal Circuit on Tuesday rejected software companies' attempt to secure a refund on H-1B visa petition fees for U.S.-based noncitizens, saying the fee is applicable regardless of whether the workers are already in the country or not.
July 08, 2024
A Federal Circuit panel seemed unpersuaded Monday by an argument from software companies that a $4,000 fraud fee for H-1B visa petitions does not apply to noncitizens in the U.S. seeking to change their nonimmigrant visa status to H-1B.
May 22, 2023
The federal government has urged the Federal Circuit to uphold a ruling allowing the collection of increased H-1B fees from tech companies that filed petitions to change their foreign employees' immigration status, saying Congress unambiguously allowed the fee collection.
December 19, 2022
Software companies on Monday urged the Federal Circuit to revive their suit seeking payback of additional H-1B application fees paid to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, saying the agency was bound by statutory definitions limiting the fee collections.