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U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released data from the previous four fiscal years on H-1B adjudications, including H-1B approval rates, the percentage of cases receiving requests for evidence (RFEs) and the most common reasons RFEs were issued.
Key facts and figures:
BAL Analysis: The statistics confirm that the agency has taken a harder line on H-1B petitions since President Trump issued the “Buy American and Hire American” Executive Order. Employers should prepare for the upcoming H-1B cap season knowing that RFEs are being issued with greater frequency and denials are also increasing. The data also show that for H-1B adjudications USCIS completed within fiscal 2018, tech employers enjoyed higher approval rates than IT consulting companies.
This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com.
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