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H-1B Visa: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

April 6, 2018

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Fragomen's Karine Wenger looks at the immigration challenges relating H-1B visa program, in light of the unprecedented rise in the number of Requests for Evidence (RFEs) in 2017 and the suspension of premium processing during this cap season, in this blog for San Diego County Bar Association. Read more.

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