Immigrant Denied H-1B Visa on Eve of Getting Green Card

An immigrant about 18 months shy of receiving his green card has illegally been denied an extension of his temporary work visa, potentially forcing him and his family to leave the U.S., according to a new lawsuit.

Ajay Kuchikulla, an Oracle database administrator for Dublin, Ohio-based ERP Analysts Inc., was denied what likely would have been the last extension of his H-1B skilled guestworker visa prior to becoming a permanent resident, according to the complaint filed Jan. 28 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The denial came despite several prior approvals of H-1B extensions for Kuchikulla, ...