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Immigration,
Government

Mar. 29, 2018

Lawyers choosing to litigate denied work visas

Business immigration attorneys increasingly are bypassing the internal appeals process for a denied visa through the immigration service in favor of litigating decisions in district court.

Business immigration attorneys increasingly are bypassing the internal appeals process for a denied visa through the immigration service in favor of litigating decisions in district court.

These attorneys said their work visa applications on behalf of company clients have been subject to unfair scrutiny and in some cases misapplication of the law. The Administrative Appeals Office, a division of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration S...

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