California-13, February, 2012- In a stunning revelation, the analysis of latest data that has been obtained from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) shows that the agency has systematically and dramatically increased denials of L-1 and H-1B petitions to Immigrants, mostly from Indian subcontinent. This trend has been noticed since the past four years, despite no change in the Immigration law or relevant regulations between 2008 and 2011. The Shah Peerally law firm that represents many other Immigrant communities as well as that the Indian community, take a strong stand against such possible techniques that have the potential to cause damage to the future of Immigrants from India as well as that of the US Immigration policy that has directly or indirectly implied such delays.
In what is a totally unjustifiable move towards Immigration trends, the data analysis from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), clearly indicates that there has been unnecessary delays and prejudice,( especially towards India born professionals, researchers and other skilled personnel) for which there is no adequate justification. In what the Shah Peerally Group this to be an extremely disturbing move, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services adjudicators in recent times have more than often demonstrated the tendency to deny entry to skilled foreign nationals out of the United States by significantly increasing denials. There has also been unnecessary and at times delay tactics in the same by asking for Requests for Evidence (RFE), in spite of the laws regarding the same, having remained unchanged since long. We wonder if this indirectly refers to this year’s ‘State of the Union’ address to a joint-session of the Congress where the president talks of stopping jobs from going out of the country. Attorney in a recent video talked about how the 2001 department of State guidance directs consulate officers not to use 221 g unless the reasons behind it are very strong and they are totally convinced that this needs to be used.
The dramatic increase in denial rates (27 percent were issued a denial in FY 2011 and 63 percent of all L-1B petitions received a Request for Evidence for employment petitions without any change in the law or regulations. This obviously raises questions about the intent of the U.S government’s commitment to training, supervision and procedures of the career bureaucracy as also the Government’s promised commitment to maintaining a stable business climate whereby US companies could compete worldwide.
In terms of Local (California based) legal fraternity and the Immigrant community that, the Shah Peerally Law Group serves, we take the lead to pit forward our strong condemnation of this revelation and would do everything in our capacity to voice our opinion in this regard.
To learn more about H1B visa and Immigration related formalities visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWeUDRuT6nQ OR http://immigrationlegalblog.com/
About Shah Peerally Law Group– The Shah Peerally Law Group, headed by Attorney Shah Peerally and Attorney Hasan Abdullah, are a Immigration Law firm practicing immigration law and licensed in California.
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