Share of H-1B applications USCIS issued requests for evidence for

The scrutiny around the visas also picked up drastically for all foreign workers. Indians, though, were subject to more rigorous inspection and were more likely to be issued a Request for Evidence for their applications than other nationalities were, NFAP noted. In the quarter beginning July 2017, 72% of H-1B cases for Indians received RFEs, compared to 61% for all other countries.

The jump was massive. In the first quarter, which was the last of Barack Obama's turn in office, just 18.2% of applicants were asked for supplementary material.