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USCIS Memorandum Designating Matter of IT Ascent, Inc. as an Adopted Decision
10/18/05
AILA Doc. No. 18010341.
Business Immigration, H-1B & H-1B1 Specialty Occupation, L-1 Intracompany Transferee
USCIS memorandum designating Matter of IT Ascent, Inc. as an adopted decision. The decision holds that the six-year period of authorized admission of an H-1B nonimmigrant accrues only during periods when the person is lawfully admitted and physically present in the United States. The reasoning in the decision was also directed to be extended to the calculation of maximum periods of stay by L-1 nonimmigrants. (Matter of IT Ascent, Inc., 9/2/05)
Cite as AILA Doc. No. 18010341.