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The processing of successful H1B visas seems to be taking much longer this year than in previous years. Could you shed some light on to why this is?

• proberts 8y ago
  Yes, unbelievably slow. Anecdotally, at least 25% of the cap-subject H-1B petitions that we filed last year are still pending. The why is tough. Many people think that it's the result of general hostility by the current administration toward the H-1B program. But there's no question that the rate of requests for evidence and denials are much higher than ever before that many of these are without legal basis.
  • mfsuo 8y ago
    You mean, that were submitted this year, April 2018?
    • proberts 8y ago
      That's right.
• lloydde 8y ago
  The reporting in the news describing an increase in requests for evidence (RFE), which if you are being generous would seem to reflect scrutiny of each application has increased. The same news articles and forum discussions unfortunately describe USCIS applying different interpretations and standards compared to previous administrations. The most bizarre situations I’ve read had h1b granted for only months with with an end date prior to when it was approval. The scrutiny that might be legitimate is confirming the amount of coursework that is applicable. Instead of staffing for the expedited processing, they have removed it for periods of time. By encumbering and slowing down the process the outcomes unfortunately do have some small success in achieving the administration’s stated goal of decreasing foreign workers.