Bloomberg Law
Feb. 14, 2019, 11:21 AM UTC

Shifting Scrutiny of H-1B Visas Raises Eyebrows About Motive

Laura D. Francis
Laura D. Francis
Reporter

The Trump administration has always given extra scrutiny to the H-1B program, but exactly what it’s scrutinizing appears to be changing.

In the last year and a half, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has shifted its scrutiny from the amount of wages for new visa holders to whether the positions qualify for a specialty visa in the first place.

The shift is causing immigration attorneys to wonder if USCIS is actively trying to disrupt, slow down, or discourage companies from seeking the skilled guestworker visas.

“I believe that they have been using procedural means to achieve their policy goals” ...

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