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americanimmigrationcouncil.orgHigh-Skilled Visa Processing Under Strain - American Immigration CouncilUSCIS processing delays, growing backlogs, and shifting approval trends are creating new challenges for employers and high-skilled workers seeking H-1B, L-1, and O visas.

We examined a decade of USCIS data. Top takeaways-- The demand for high-skilled workers remains strong. Nearly 98% of H-1B petitions were approved in FY2025. But USCIS received more than 456,000 petitions, contributing to a growing backlog. (2/7) www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/uscis...

americanimmigrationcouncil.orgEmployment-Based Green Card Backlogs Reach Record Highs as USCIS Delays and Denials Increase - American Immigration CouncilNew analysis of USCIS data finds record I-140 backlogs, rising denial rates, growing visa wait times, and longer processing delays across the employment-based green card system.

For workers trying to get an employment-based #GreenCard, the picture gets much worse. This backlog has more than quadrupled in a decade, hitting a record 180,439 pending cases in FY2025. (3/7) www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/uscis...

There’s another worrying shift: denials are rising. At one point in FY2025, USCIS was denying roughly 1 in 6 employment-based immigrant petitions. For EB-1A and EB-2 NIW petitions (categories for highly skilled workers) denial rates nearly doubled during that year. (4/7)

Even getting your work visa petition APPROVED doesn’t necessarily mean you’re getting an employment-based green card anytime soon. At the end of FY2025, 642,000+ workers with approved employment-based petitions were still waiting for a visa number. Some will wait years. (5/7)

We have an economy and immigration system that is basically telling high-skilled workers, "We need your skills. We want your labor. "But if you want to know if you can build a life here.... wellllllllll..... can't tell you that sorrrrrry!" That is a TERRIBLE way to compete for global talent. (6/7)

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