H-1B visas: Lawmakers expresses concern over spike in applications

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers and experts on Wednesday expressed concern over the dramatic increase in request for evidences for H-1B visa applications for foreign workers, of which Indian professionals are major beneficiary.

“The tech economy in Toronto is growing faster than the tech economy in Silicon Valley and Washington. A lot of people think it’s because of USCIS and our immigration policies,” Congresswoman Susan Ellen Lofgren said on Wednesday during a congressional hearing on Citizenship and Immigration Policy Changes and Processing Delays.

Spikes in unnecessary Requests for Evidence (RFEs) from the agency that freeze case processing and drain adjudication resources, said Marketa Lindt, president, American Immigration Lawyers Association.