Employers Seeking H-1B Visas See More Scrutiny, Fewer Approvals

The chance of getting approved for an H-1B is continuing to decline as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on the specialty occupation visa program.

New data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services echo figures released earlier in the year that show a decline in H-1B approval rates across the board, although information technology consulting businesses appear to be taking a particularly big hit.

The increasing difficulty of getting the visas approved has caused anxiety among employers, which say the workers are vital to their businesses. The USCIS, however, says it’s protecting U.S. workers by ensuring that the ...