Government Shutdown and H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B Filings

The USCIS recently announced that if an H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B petitioner for an extension of stay or change of status submits evidence that the primary reason for failure to timely file said extension or COS was the government shutdown, the USCIS will consider the shutdown an extraordinary circumstance and excuse the late filing so long as the petitioner meets all other applicable requirements.