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Labor/Employment,
Immigration,
Government

Apr. 17, 2018

Added government scrutiny prompted H-1B visa drop, lawyers say

Recent policy memos and increased requests for additional information from the government might be responsible for a drop in high-skilled work visa applications this year, according to business immigration attorneys.

Recent policy memos and increased requests for additional information from the government might be responsible for a drop in high-skilled work visa applications this year, according to business immigration attorneys.

Changes to how the government views lower-paid workers and those placed at third party worksites on H-1B visas might have caused some companies to not apply for the visa, or prompted them to seek other options to avoid ...

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