The release of the L-1 visa data makes it difficult for U.S. government officials to argue that nothing different is going on in India when compared with the rest of the world.
The official data from the State Department show that L-1 visa approvals went from 35, 896 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 to 25, 898 in India in FY 2011, a drop of approximately 10, 000 visas.
The State Department has suggested that since the U.S. issues a lot of visas in general in India and Indians receives a large percentage of the L-1 visas issued each year that means there is nothing wrong with the L-1 visa approval process at U.S. posts in India.