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Before approving H-1B nonimmigrant visa petitions,

1) ��the director shall consider
        a) all the evidence submitted and
        b) such other evidence
                i) as he or she may independently require
                        (a) to assist his or her adjudication
9 8 CFR 214.2(h)(9)(i) control the employee in the manner described below, the petition may be denied for failure of the employer to satisfy the requirements of being a United States employer under 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(ii) .
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In addition to all other regulatory requirements,
        a) including that
                i) the petitioner provide an LCA
                        i) specific to each location
                                (a) where the beneficiary will be working,

1) the petitioner must establish the employer-employee relationship
        a) described above.

Such evidence should provide sufficient detail
        a) that the employer and beneficiary are engaged
                i) in a valid employer-employee relationship.

If it is determined
        a) that the employer will not have the right to H-1B classification
                i) for a beneficiary
                        (a) who happens to have a significant ownership interest
                                (i) in a petitioner,

1) this does not automatically mean that
        a) the beneficiary is a bona fide employee.


1. Initial Petition.

The petitioner must
        a) clearly show
                i) that an employer-employee relationship will exist
                        (a) between the petitioner and beneficiary, and
        b) establish that
                i) the employer has the right
                        (a) to control the beneficiary��s work,
                        (b)including the ability
                                I) to hire,
                                II) fire and
                                III) supervise
                                        (a) the beneficiary.

The petitioner must also be responsible
        a) for the overall direction of the beneficiary��s work 10 See 8 CFR 214.2(h)(4)(ii).
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Lastly, the petitioner should be able to establish that
        a) the above elements will continue to exist
                i) throughout the duration of the requested H-1B validity period.

The petitioner can demonstrate an employer-employee relationship
        a) by providing a combination
                i) of the following or similar types
                        (a) of evidence:

        a) A complete itinerary of
                i) services or engagements
                ii) that specifies
                        (a) the dates
                                I) of each service or engagement,
                        (b) the names and addresses
                                I) of the actual employers, and
                        (c) the names and addresses
                                I) of the establishment, venues, or locations
                                        (a) where the services will be performed
                                                (i) for the period of time requested;
        b) Copy
                i) of signed Employment Agreement
                        (a) between the petitioner and beneficiary
                        (b) detailing         
                                I) the terms and
                                II) conditions
                                        (a) of employment;        
        c) Copy
                i) of an employment offer letter
                        (a) that clearly describes the nature of
                                I) the employer-employee relationship and
                                II) the services
                                        (a) to be performed by the beneficiary;
        d) Copy
                i) of relevant portions of valid contracts
                        (a) between
                                I) the petitioner and
                                II) a client
                        (b) (in which the petitioner has entered into a business agreement
                                (i) for which the petitioner��s employees will be utilized)
                        (c) that establishes that
                                (i) while the petitioner��s employees are placed
                                        (A) at the third-party worksite,
                                (ii) the petitioner will continue to have the right
                                        (A) to control its employees;
        e) Copies of
                i) signed contractual agreements,
                ii) statements of work,
                iii) work orders,
                iv) service agreements, and
                v) letters
                        (a) between
                                (i) the petitioner and
                                (ii) the authorized officials
                                        (A) of the ultimate end-client companies
                                                (I) where the work will actually be performed
                                                        (a) by the beneficiary,
                        (b) which provide information
                                (i) such as
                                        (A) a detailed description of the duties
                                                (I) the beneficiary will perform,

                                        (B) the qualifications
                                                (I) that are required
                                                        (a) to perform the job duties,
                                        (C) salary or wages paid, hours worked, benefits,
                                        (D) a brief description of
                                                (I) who will supervise
                                                        (aa) the beneficiary and
                                                (II) their duties, and
                                        (E) any other related evidence;
        f) Copy of
                i) position description or
                ii) any other documentation
                        (a) that describes
                                (i) the skills
                                        (A) required to perform the job offered,
                                (ii) the source of
                                        (A) the instrumentalities and
                                        (B) tools
                                                (I) needed to perform the job,
                                (iii)        (A) the product to be developed or
                                        (B) the service to be provided,
                                (iv) the location
                                        (A) where the beneficiary will perform the duties,
                                (v) the duration of the relationship
                                        (A) between the petitioner and beneficiary,
                                (vi) whether the petitioner has the right
                                        (A) to assign additional duties,
                                (vii) the extent of petitioner��s discretion
                                        (A) over
                                                (I) when and
                                                (II) how long
                                                        (a) the beneficiary will work,
                                (viii) the method of payment,
                                (ix) the petitioner��s role in
                                        (A) paying and
                                        (B) hiring assistants
                                                (I) to be utilized by the beneficiary,
                                (x) whether the work to be performed is part
                                        (A) of the regular business of the petitioner,
                                (xi) the provision
                                        (A) of employee benefits, and
                                (xii) the tax treatment of the beneficiary
                                        (A) in relation to the petitioner;        
        g) A description
                i) of the performance review process; and/or
        f) Copy of
                i) petitioner��s organizational chart,
                        (a) demonstrating beneficiary��s supervisory chain.


2. Extension Petitions 11 In this context, an extension petition refers to a petition filed by the same petitioner to extend H-1B status without a material change in the terms of employment.

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An H-1B petitioner
        a) seeking to extend H-1B employment
                i) for a beneficiary

1) must continue to establish that
        a) a valid employer-employee relationship exists.

The petitioner can do so
        a) by providing evidence
                i) that the petitioner continues to have the right
                        (a) to control the work of the beneficiary,
                                (i) as described above.

The petitioner may also include a combination
        a) of the following or similar evidence
        b) to document that
                i) it maintained a valid employer-employee relationship
                        (a) with the beneficiary
                        (b) throughout the initial H-1B status approval period:

        a) Copies of
                i) the beneficiary��s pay records
                        (a) (leave and earnings statements, and pay stubs, etc.)
                        (b) for the period
                                (i) of the previously approved H-1B status;

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