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USCIS Director Cissna’s statement about H-1B requests for evidence (RFEs)

2 pointsby geekraxover 7 years ago

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geekraxover 7 years ago
Wish the tweetstorm was properly crafted. Here are the tweets in order:<p><pre><code> Director Cissna’s statement about H-1B requests for evidence (RFEs): Let’s put the data in context. We calculate the frequency of issuing RFEs on the basis of how many petitions we’ve completed, not on the total number of RFEs issued. With that in mind, RFEs have increased slightly, but not markedly, staying around 20% of cases. Meanwhile, our approval rate has remained above 90%. Increased RFEs reflect our commitment to protecting the integrity of the immigration system. Sometimes we need to issue more than one RFE for a single petition to ensure we’re getting accurate jobs and wages data. Increasing RFEs can cause delays, but they provide assurance we’re approving petitions correctly. Increasing our confidence in who receives benefits is a hallmark of this administration and one of my personal priorities. FY15: 20.5% RFE’d, 95.3% approved. FY16: 20.6% RFE’d, 93.5% approved. FY17: 21.2% RFE’d, 92.5% approved.</code></pre>