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NFAP Report Confirms Significant Increase in H-1B RFE and L-1 Denial Rates

A recent report by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) confirms that the USCIS has exponentially increased the number of requests for evidence (“RFE”) it has issued for H-1B petitions and denials of L-1 petitions this past year as a result of the Trump administration’s “Buy American, Hire American” Executive Order. Notably, for H-1B petitions, the RFE rate jumped from 17.3% in Q1 (under the Obama administration) to 69% in Q4 2017.

H-1B, NonimmigrantNadia YakoobAugust 6, 2018rfe, denial, immigration, BAHA, buy american hire american, h-1b, L-1, nfap