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H-1B denial rates in fiscal year 2023 increased slightly from FY 2022, according to a National Foundation for American Policy analysis of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services data.
Despite the increase, H-1B denial rates for FY 2023 still remain substantially lower than during the Trump administration when they peaked in FY 2018.
The low denial rate in recent years is at least in part due to legal challenges that forced USCIS to issue new guidance on the adjudication of H-1B visas in June 2020.
The NFAP analysis stated that “H-1B temporary status remains often the only practical way for an international student or other high-skilled foreign national to work long term in the United States” and said the 85,000 H-1B cap “remains the leading immigration problem for most tech companies.” The report can be read here.
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