In an April 9, 2015, precedent decision, the Administrative Appeals Office (“AAO”) affirmed the California Service Center’s decision to revoke an H-1B petitioner’s approved petition for failure to file an amendment to report a change in the beneficiary’s employment location. See Matter of Simeio Solutions, LLC, 26 I&N Dec. 542 (AAO 2015). The California Service Center is a regional processing center of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The decision means that employers are required to file a certified LCA, as well as an amended H-1B petition, prior to moving an employee to a new work location, which represents a departure from prior USCIS guidance.
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