Interesting data.....
source
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/newly-released-uscis-data-confirms-71120/
Summary:
USCIS recently provided updated data showing there has been a decline in approvals and higher rates of requests for evidence (RFE) for several key employer-sponsored non-immigrant visa categories.
The newly released data, which includes non-immigrant visa submissions relating to RFEs from fiscal year (FY) 2015 through the first quarter of FY 2019, data on the top 30 employers with the most initial and continuing H-1B approvals for FY 2018 and information on the highly utilized H-1B, L1, O1 and TN non-immigrant visa categories, reflects government adjudication patterns for both the Obama and Trump administrations.
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The data further disclosed that the approval rate for TN visa petitions filed at the USCIS Vermont Service Center fell between FY 2015 and FY 2018 from 95.1% to 88.2%. Approval of the TN visa category declined more significantly after USCIS limited the use of the TN economist category.
The data also included the TN and O1/O2 category reported declines as well, but did not account for processing of TN adjudications at U.S. ports of entry. Data did not encompass information regarding L1 visa petition submissions filed directly at consular posts.
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source
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/newly-released-uscis-data-confirms-71120/
Summary:
USCIS recently provided updated data showing there has been a decline in approvals and higher rates of requests for evidence (RFE) for several key employer-sponsored non-immigrant visa categories.
The newly released data, which includes non-immigrant visa submissions relating to RFEs from fiscal year (FY) 2015 through the first quarter of FY 2019, data on the top 30 employers with the most initial and continuing H-1B approvals for FY 2018 and information on the highly utilized H-1B, L1, O1 and TN non-immigrant visa categories, reflects government adjudication patterns for both the Obama and Trump administrations.
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The data further disclosed that the approval rate for TN visa petitions filed at the USCIS Vermont Service Center fell between FY 2015 and FY 2018 from 95.1% to 88.2%. Approval of the TN visa category declined more significantly after USCIS limited the use of the TN economist category.
The data also included the TN and O1/O2 category reported declines as well, but did not account for processing of TN adjudications at U.S. ports of entry. Data did not encompass information regarding L1 visa petition submissions filed directly at consular posts.
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