- The Indian IT companies —
Cognizant ,Capgemini , Accenture, Wipro andInfosys — faced over 30% visa rejections during the first three quarters of 2020 fiscal, shows a survey by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP). - With most of its workforce in India, Cognizant witnessed maximum denial rate at 60%.
- NFAP reported a fourfold increase in the US visa rejections as compared to 2015 fiscal — at 24%.
Cognizant witnessed maximum denial rate at 60%. In 2018, Cognizant faced nearly 3,548 rejections for work visas extension, which is so far the highest for any company hiring foreign employees.
“The denial rates for H-1B petitions have increased because USCIS has changed the standards for approval without new regulations or Congress passing a new law,” Stuart Anderson, executive director of NFAP $4 ET.
The study data is in contrast with the data by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which said that the $4 this year — both entry level and work visa extensions. It said that it extended over 389,000 visas in 2019 fiscal — higher than 335,000 visas approved last year.
NFAP data says that US visa rejections grew from 6% in 2015 to 24% in 2019.
Indian IT employees account for over 70% of the H1-B visas. Adding to this, the US also announced that it will prefer professionals with a US master's degree when it comes to extending visas.
Last year, Deloitte Consulting and Apple received the most number of H1-B visas, while only HCL from India made it to the top 10 list with a total of 5,085 certifications in the US, a$4 data with the US Department of Labour.
H1-B work visas are initially provided for three years — but can be extended for a similar term later.
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