Immigration Voice was the first one to inform its members that USCIS was considering a policy that would prevent our members from getting an H-1B extension beyond the 6th year. We exposed this possible catastrophic development on December 18, 2017, through our social media accounts.

Because we are widely followed by reporters, many reporters conducted their own investigation on this issue and determined this development to be legitimate.

This media coverage based on the outrage created IV Advocacy on this immediate issue affecting lots of people across the country, USCIS has announced to us that it is retracting its policy to deny all H-1B visas through year 6 based on Section 104.