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According to annual statistics for fiscal year 2019 released by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, approval rates for H-1B, L and other categories remain low and the number of requests for evidence, or RFEs, remains high, compared to the previous four fiscal years.
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*Completed petitions
BAL Analysis: The statistics for fiscal year 2019 (October 2018 through September 2019) confirm that USCIS continues to tighten adjudications as reflected in the low approval rates of H-1B and L petitions and RFEs rates reaching a five-year high.
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