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Recent Developments in Immigration
US Posts in India Show Sharp Drop in L Visa Issuance
The National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) is reporting that the number of L-1 visas issued at U.S. posts in In-dia declined by 28 percent from 2010 to 2011. NFAP obtained this data from the U.S. Department of State.
NFAP reports that the official data shows that L-1 visa approvals went from 35,896 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 to 25,898 in FY 2011. At the same time that L-1 visas issued in India de-clined by 28 percent, L-1 visas issued in the rest of the world rose by 15 per-cent (from 38,823 in FY 2010 to 44,820 in FY 2011).
NFAP reports that the increased denials of L-1 visas is having a negative impact on growth, projects and product development in the United States, ac-cording to companies.
"The release of the L-1 visa data makes it difficult for U.S. government offi-cials to argue that nothing different is going on in India when compared with the rest of the world," said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the NFAP. "The information that L-1 visas declined in India comes after the U.S. em-bassy in Delhi announced the number of H-1B visas issued there increased from 2010 to 2011. A de-cline of 28 percent in L-1 visas issued in India from 2010 to 2011 at the same time that employers have seen an increase of 15 per-cent in L-1 visas issued in the rest of the world, using the same law and regula-tions, indicates something is amiss." The full report can be found at www.nfap.com.
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