H1b Renewal After I140 Approval

[abesapien]

Hi,

There are reports of USCIS scrapping the provision that allows renewals of H1b beyond 6 years. Has this been mentioned in any USCIS bulletins? Since this will affect thousands of people in diverse professions, is there any effort to prevent this?

Thanks in advance!

[AbhayCharan]

Nothing has been scrapped...do not believe in fake reports.

[realhyd]

Well, there are some rumors circling around. There might be some truth about the "considerations" made by DHS or USCIS about introducing a rule that will not allow people to renew H1B indefinitely while they are waiting for green card approval. If  it becomes a rule, I know a ton of people ( including myself ) who would be forced to leave the country, although I heard that this particular rule cannot be implemented as a result of Presidential Executive Order, it needs congressional approval. Knowing how the President won certain similar cases ( partially ) in the past, like banning certain people entering the country, I am kinda worried about reversal of my fate, right now, all I can do is take whatever the outcome will be.

[InGodWeTru$t]

yeah at this time its a wait and watch, not sure how these rumors start up.. may be whatsapp free text 

[Neo_TheOne]

Hey realhyd, how do you know this rule needs approval from Congress and cannot be signed as an executive order? Do you have any source of this information please?

[realhyd]

I dont know if that needs a congressional approval or not, but the speculation outside is such that these kinda rules, if and when they get implemented, can be countered with a lawsuit, at which point it all boils down to the interpretation of the law written in the constitution. It's not uncommon to have these kinda lawsuits.

If the lawsuit happens and we, the H1B holders see a favorable outcome from it, then the Govt. would be forced to present a bill in the house, which would need a congressional approval. Either way, this will be an harrowing experience for us to go through, with all the uncertainty looming around us.