The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS) has started asking for biometric information and home address details from applicants for H-1B visas, which was not the case until recently, and this has immigration lawyers worried. This problem is occurring at the same time as the trump administration's increased enforcement crackdowns, which cause serious problems for foreign students enrolled in more than 240 American institutions and universities.

New twist to H-1B visa cases?
In H-1B visa cases, immigration officials are submitting Requests for Evidence (RFEs), which require applicants to provide their personal information, including their home address and biometrics. This has sparked concerns about the federal agency's motivations, according to a recent forbes report.
 
American immigration lawyers who represent foreign workers and employees have acknowledged getting these RFEs, in which the applicants were asked for this type of information to obtain the visa.  

'Very unusual case,' say immigration attorneys
According to a remark from forbes, "This is a very unusual case since biometrics are not usually required for these kinds of visa application cases." Goel & Anderson's Vic Goel is an immigration lawyer.  Foreign employers and their immigration lawyers in the US are becoming extremely confused due to the RFEs' nature, which also fails to sufficiently describe the purpose or nature of the information request.
 
 Goel insisted on citing 8 CFR 103.2(b)(16)(i), which states that the USCIS must disclose any unusual information used to make a decision during the visa application process, and stated that "I do not recommend responding directly to these Requests for Evidence (RFEs) issued by the US immigration authorities."
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24/04/2025 09:15 AM