BIS Reminder "Deemed Export" Cert Required on Foreign Worker Petitions Starting Feb 20
The Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a fact sheet reminding the trade that in November 2010, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-129, the Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker. Part 6 of the…
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revised form, which became mandatory February 20, 2011, requires a petitioner seeking H-1B, H-1B1, L-1 or O-1A visas to certify that it has reviewed U.S. export control regulations and determined that: (a) a license is not required to release technology to the beneficiary; or (b) if an export license is required, it will not release controlled technology to the foreign worker until it has received a license or other authorization to do so. (See ITT's Online Archives or 01/27/11 news, 11012720, for BP summary of the revised form.)